A teacher describes use of a three-phase freestyle writing activity to encourage students with disabilities to develop independent expressive written language. Students develop their skills by writing for brief periods, first whatever comes to mind, then a self-selected topic, and subsequently a teacher-selected topic. (DB)

The most appropriate approach to language use in Caribbean classrooms to minimize discrimination is an integrative one that respects the various functions of language in Caribbean societies, recognizes the outward-looking nature of these societies, and promotes creative work in the vernacular. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/LB)

Describes an effort to provide students in an introductory human anatomy course with an experience that both allows them to be creative with the facts they are learning and to be supported throughout the writing process. (ZWH)

The arts and college preparatory academic program at the Interlochen Arts Academy (Michigan) for talented high school students is described. The academy offers intense training in creative writing, dance, music, theater, and visual arts. Also briefly described is the Interlochen Arts Camp which offers intense study in a performing or visual art.…

This special creative writing issue contains 28 poems, short stories, and essays offering personal reflections on teaching, learning, students, and the academic environment. Also contains five book reviews and a review essay covering an additional three books. (AC)

It is predicted that the apparent trend toward the reinstatement of literature within language courses will continue, and student involvement in the creative process is advocated. A small project carried out at the Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages in China is described. (19 references) (LB)

End-of-term assignments proven to be successful alternatives to college term papers include abstracts of journal articles on assigned topics, book reviews, group papers and projects, thought papers presented to class, and take-home final examinations. They change the professor's role form authority to facilitator and are worth the time spent…

A children's book author describes how to help students blend bookmaking techniques and the writing process to create a classroom hardback library full of unique publications. The project requires inexpensive, easily accessible materials and results in impressive finished products. (SM)

A teacher at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (District of Columbia) recounts how she learned to use the Whole Language approach to writing instruction, to encourage student writing and conduct teacher/student conferences, and to stimulate students' reading interests. (DB)

This commentary on college writing instruction argues that writers' social responsibility should be made a major concern, that too much of creative writing in American academe exists in isolation from intellectual concerns, that realism should be simply one mode of American writing, and that workshops should be replaced with other methods of…

Describes the experiences of the participants in a graduate course called "Research in Written Composition" that nurtured the exchange of writing among teacher and students. Narrates the experience of one student and the instructor as a record of an empowering relationship and presents numerous excerpts of their journal writing. (HB)

Teachers can illustrate the relevance and power of good writing by having students write various kinds of letters throughout the year. The article describes such activities as writing thank-you notes, describing a dream vacation, getting published, and establishing pen pals. A student page is included. (SM)

Provides an account of how one English teacher fosters student appreciation of poetry by using poems dealing consistently with one theme: family relationships. Discusses student response to several poems used, including "A Daughter's House" by Norma Hope Richman. (HB)

Examines the use of the newspaper as a vehicle for poetry writing in an alternative classroom with two adolescents assigned to a residential drug treatment center. Presents and discusses poems written by several students following newspaper-based instruction. (SR)

When campers notice the natural world around them, they can identify with nature and build an emotional connection with the environment. Creative-writing activities tied to nature are presented that can help campers enhance their descriptive and communication skills, and also learn something about themselves in the process. (TD)