Emphasizes the sense of immediacy which characterizes haiku and suggests a relationship between haiku and Zen philosophy. (RD)

Inexpensive collections of student writing for use in public school classrooms could do more to stimulate interest in writing and literature than all the adult- written anthologies and stories published to date. (Author/NH)

Through its innovative ideas, the Teachers and Writers Collaborative is considered to have contributed to the teaching of writing skills. (DM)

Twenty primary school students with special ability in language arts were nominated for a course on myths, held at the Language Development Unit, Borough of Croydon, England. The students analyzed the universal meaning of myths and transposed myths into their own culture through discussions and creative writing. (Author/MC)

The usefulness of the computer for facilitating children's creative writing and for manipulating structures in writing is illustrated. (MP)

Describes a poetry writing exercise that used photographs as a stimulus. Presents some poems produced by this exercise. (JL)

Relates author's experiences as a story teller from early childhood to the present, describing the art of storytelling and citing excerpts from fairy tales and folktales. (EJS)

The author outlines creative writing activities designed to promote self awareness in gifted and talented students. Among the activities mentioned are viewing and discussing films on self-awareness, writing a poem entitled "Who Am I?" and writing stories about a hypothetical student counseling and mentor service. (SB)

Healthy competition and longer writing projects helped to overcome some of the difficulties associated with the long residencies of visiting writers in elementary schools. (RL)

Discusses length and speed, spontaneity, and discipline as the attributes that affect creative writing assignments, students' development as creative writers, and appropriate methods of teaching creative writing. (RL)

Describes a simple computer game for writing poetry. Notes the advantages and limitations of such computer assisted English instruction. (RL)

States the need for placing greater emphasis on writing and less on translation, particularly in a country such as Canada where two official languages require many translations and where the French language is constantly threatened by the overwhelming pressure of English. Sees translation quality as largely dependent on quality writing.…