Reports on a workshop Technique for teaching poetry writing which arrives at a compromise between Ken Macrorie's realization that negative feedback from a teacher makes students write worse, and the teacher's well trained critical knowledge that there are certain standards that need to be taught. (RB)

Discusses the experience-vocabulary-dictation'' technique of teaching creative writing to elementary school students. (RB)

Cautions teachers not to judge novice writers too harshly because in the initial stages writing is an expression of self. (RB)

Explains how a volume of poetic images entitled The Tiniest Sound'' by Mel Evans was used to stimulate creative writing in the sixth grade. (MM)

Teacher poses as visiting celebrity and is interviewed by her 6th Grade Language Arts Class as the beginning of a feature news story writing assignment. (GB)

A creative-writing teacher expresses concern about the recurrent theme of death in her students' poetry; numerous examples. (SP)

The author is concerned about the overemphasis on form and techniques in teaching literature, and suggests that teachers encourage the release of emotion and feelings in their students by means of literature and written expression. (SP)

Article gives suggestions for conducting a Writer's Workshop (speaking, listening, writing and reading) in schools. (AF)

Important distinctions between English as a foreign and as a second language are also discussed. Appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. (AMM)

Article shows how the work of an English teacher can be seriously compromised by the power of a particular school organization. (Author)