Shows how dreams can be used to stimulate creative writing and includes samples of students' writing. (RB)

The teaching of film script writing--either as an end in itself or as a means of sharpening the student's visual and narrative awareness--can intensify the student's responsiveness to literature and increase his sense of continuity and consistency of point of view when writing compositions. When developing a silent screen script, students should…

This pamphlet briefly answers some of the questions concerning the writing and publishing of children's books. What the writer needs to know, special techniques, how to submit a manuscript, what happens to a manuscript at a publishing house, and a listing of our books that may be useful for writers of children's books are discussed. (DB)

This study investigated the possible influence of good and poor cursive handwritten presentations upon elementary grade teachers' evaluations that stories by children are creative. A modified two-factor repeated measurements design was used to investigate the independent variables, creativity and handwriting quality, and the dependent variable,…

An annotated list of ERIC documents which deal with Poets in the Schools programs and with teaching poetry and creative writing. (DD)

David Holbrook urges teachers to encourage students to do creative, imaginative writing. (DD)

Using the Add-a-Word spelling program (featuring individualized spelling tests and daily practice and testing) in a creative writing activity resulted in increased correct spelling of taught words by nine learning disabled students (from 10 to 12 years old). (CL)

A ten-day plan for letting students create their own choose-a-plot books is given. Students develop skills in creating plot structures, coming up with logical story lines, and inventing striking characters. Instructions for adapting the plan to word processing programs are given. (MT)

Recounts the beginnings of an author-illustrator of children's books, describes her studio, where she gets her inspiration and ideas, and explains why she prefers to draw animals instead of children. (NKA)

Relates the experiences of a tenth grader as she has grown up keeping a journal and what purposes the journal has served. (SRT)

Presents an eulogy of Ellen Raskin, author of "Figgs and Phantoms" and "The Westing Game," by a close friend. (CRH)

Offers six suggestions to help make student published literary magazines appealing to a broad student audience. (HTH)