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Motivating Primary Students to Write Using Writer's Workshop
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Conroy, Michelle; Marchand, Trisha; Webster, Matt – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this action research project is to motivate elementary students in writing, specifically in the areas of creativity, detail, and accuracy. The teacher researchers wanted to develop self-motivated and knowledgeable writers. This project was conducted from September 2nd, 2008 to January 30th, 2009. The targeted students enjoyed…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Student Attitudes, Research Projects, Creative Writing
Poetry as process
Miles, Sara – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1975
Author discussed the teaching of writing in American schools. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Artists, Authors, Creative Writing, Poetry
Creative Writing and the Young Gifted Child.
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Beebe, Rosalie Lake – Roeper Review, 1979
The article describes the development of creative writing ability in the three- to seven-year-old gifted child. Examples of the writing of this age group are used to illustrate the stages in the development of writing ability. (PHR)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Developmental Stages, Gifted, Preschool Education
Move Over, Dr. Seuss, Here Come New Jersey's Teen Authors.
Richter, Alice – 1986
Designed for middle or high school students in Marlboro Township, Marlboro, New Jersey, the teen authors program involves students in the writing, editing, illustration and "publication" of children's books. The instructional unit takes 2 to 3 weeks to complete and culminates with an "author's day" where the student authors…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Program Descriptions, Secondary Education
A Duffer or a Pro?--Teaching Basic Composition.
Jolly, Peggy – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Reviews the sequential steps followed in teaching basic composition at the University of Alabama. Discusses traditional teaching techniques, word choice, and types of writing, and describes alternative teaching techniques. (DR)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Postsecondary Education
Compose Yourself: A Plan for Instruction in Written Composition, Grades 7-12. Publication No. SC-741.
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Los Angeles City Schools, CA. Div. of Instructional Planning and Services. – 1976
The program outlined in this document suggests that all secondary school students have continuous composing experiences in four major areas of written discourse: sensory/descriptive, imaginative/narrative, practical/informative, and analytical/expository. This document contains a chart detailing a plan of instruction in written composition for…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Evaluation, Expository Writing
A Civic Writing Institute for Grades 3 to 12.
Alford, Evelyn – Civic Perspective, 1988
Recounts the details of a 2-week summer writing institute for students from grades 3 to 12 that incorporates peer response and revising into civic and creative writing. (MG)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Children's Writing Processes when Using Computers: Insights Based on Combining Analyses of Product and Process
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Gnach, Aleksandra; Wiesner, Esther; Bertschi-Kaufmann, Andrea; Perrin, Daniel – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2007
Children and young people are increasingly performing a variety of writing tasks using computers, with word processing programs thus becoming their natural writing environment. The development of keystroke logging programs enables us to track the process of writing, without changing the writing environment for the writers. In the myMoment schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Writing, Writing Processes, Writing Instruction