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Acton, Karen; Griffith, Judy – 1980
An activity unit for teaching students to identify and use imagery in writing is presented. Instructions to the teacher for introducing the unit are given along with a list of student objectives and definitions of imagery terms. The activities, some of which involve using locally available audiovisual media, include four introductory activities,…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Descriptive Writing, Imagery
Willis, Meredith Sue – 1984
Intended for teachers, students, and writers, this guide provides exercises for improving writing techniques and using literary devices. Following an introduction, the six chapters deal with the following techniques: (1) describing place, including observation and exaggeration; (2) describing people, including "inside/outside" portraits and…
Descriptors: Adults, Characterization, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing
Download full textBrashers, H. C. – Journal of English Teaching Techniques, 1968
As the inexperienced writer becomes aware of the issues involved in the composition of effective descriptive prose, he also develops a consistent control over his materials. The persona he chooses, if coherently thought out, can function as an index of many choices, helping him to manipulate the tone, intent, and mood of this style; to regulate…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, Figurative Language
Crow, Edith – 1983
By following the "steppingstone" or marker theory of dividing one's life into no more than 12 and no less than 8 significant periods, a student in a writing course can develop a brief response for each phase to articulate multiple experiences. Writing teachers can aid students in realizing that important life experiences are the stuff of…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Diaries
Powell, Brian – 1968
This book presents a program for increasing the student's command of language through the experience of writing poetry. Designed to encourage students to systematically and accurately transform their experiences into brief expression, the program is divided into two sections--introductory and advanced. Each of the sections is composed of units on…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, English Instruction
APPLEGATE, MAUREE – 1965
ADDRESSED TO THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FACED WITH A POETRY-WRITING ASSIGNMENT, THIS BOOK PRESENTS THE ARGUMENT THAT "POETRY IS FOR YOU." INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS TREAT (1) THE EXPRESSION OF SENSORY IMPRESSIONS, (2) RHYTHM, (3) THE PICTORIAL NATURE OF POETRY, (4) HUMOROUS POETRY, (5) REVISION, AND (6) VARIOUS DEFINITIONS OF POETRY. A "KINDLE KIT"…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, Figurative Language
