Author has prepared recommendations of mind-expanding activities for children with the intention of providing the teacher with some spare time. (RK)

A report by the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; includes ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to poetry instruction. (RD)

High school students wrote plot summaries of Macbeth" in either standard", King James, or slang English; the enthusiasm contributed to a greater appreciation of the play. (SP)

Author's sixth grade class published their own fiction magazine in a venture that was modeled as closely as possible after a real magazine business. (Author/DR)

The drawings of Saul Steinberg can be a workable way of introducing the student to composition. Article explains how to overcome the getting started" problem. (Author)

Interviews Therese Craig, a drama educator at the University of Alberta, Canada, who discusses the nature and rationale of journal writing, as well as applications for its use in the classroom. (HTH)

Describes how students can be encouraged to draw upon their imaginations and upon their observations of and speculations about the outside world to write their own short fiction. (AEA)

Explains why educators need to utilize the writing process as a teaching tool in the social studies. The article also examines research on creative writing and language development and suggests guidelines for developing writing assignments to improve student skills and content master. (DB)

Interviews with three poets--Tess Gallagher, Sandra McPherson, and Galway Kinnell--focus on their attitudes towards teaching poetry writing, successful poetry teaching methods, and activities that encourage students to read and write poetry. (RL)

Emphasizes attention to the sound of a poem in both teaching and writing poetry. Provides selected poems written by students and teachers. (JT)

Describes an approach to teaching narrative poetry writing to tenth-grade students. (RL)