Posts by Teachers Writers Collaborative
Moving Windows: Evaluating the Poetry Children Write
Moving Windows: Evaluating the Poetry Children Write By Jack Collom 179 pp. Grades: all ages $14.95 paperback How do you assess such a personal art as poetry? Basing his discussion on the best poems he has collected from his students over the years, Jack Collom provides a poet’s view of what makes them good. Collom’s approach…
Read MoreMaking Theater: Developing Plays with Young People
Making Theater: Developing Plays with Young People By Herbert Kohl 131 pp. Grades: elementary school, middle school $14.95 paperback Herbert Kohl invites teachers to explore improvisation and dramatic dialogues with their students and provides strategies for transforming young writers into playwrights. He also offers methods for adapting great works of literature into classroom performances. “[Kohl] writes…
Read MoreLuna, Luna: Creative Writing Ideas from Spanish, Latin American, and Latino Literature
Luna, Luna: Creative Writing Ideas from Spanish, Latin American, and Latino Literature Edited by Julio Marzán 248 pp. Grades: all ages $17.95 paperback In these 21 lively essays, teachers and writers tell how they have used Spanish, Latin American, and Latino literature to inspire their students to create their own poems and stories. The literary models…
Read MoreListener in the Snow: The Practice and Teaching of Poetry
Listener in the Snow: The Practice and Teaching of Poetry By Mark Statman, Preface by Kenneth Koch 175 pp. Grades: kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school $15.95 paperback In Listener in the Snow, Mark Statman presents practical ideas and assignments to help students reach beyond what they’ve already been doing. His method involves what…
Read MoreThe List Poem: A Guide to Teaching & Writing Catalog Verse
The List Poem: A Guide to Teaching & Writing Catalog Verse By Larry Fagin 201 pp. Grades: all ages $16.95 paperback The list poem is one of the simplest ways for beginners to approach the writing of free-verse poetry. Larry Fagin’s seminal guide defines list poetry, traces its lineage from ancient times, offers writing ideas and…
Read MoreIlluminations: Great Writers on Writing
Illuminations: Great Writers on Writing Edited by Christina Davis & Christopher Edgar 120 pp. Grades: high school, university $18.95 paperback Illuminations is a dazzling behind-the-scenes look at the art of writing, with 55 thought-provoking passages by great writers from around the world and throughout history, including Dante, Sei Shonagon, Franz Kafka, Edgar Allan Poe, Marina…
Read MoreI Never Told Anybody: Teaching Poetry Writing to Old People
I Never Told Anybody: Teaching Poetry Writing to Old People This classic guide by the trailblazer of poetry teaching offers ideas and techniques that are useful at all age levels. Kenneth Koch has taken his “thoughtful, giving, resourceful, and patient spirit to quite elderly and often infirm men and women… A poignant and dramatic victory.”—New York…
Read MoreHandbook of Poetic Forms
Handbook of Poetic Forms Edited by Ron Padgett revised second edition 256 pp. Grades: all ages $19.95 paperback The second edition of this best-selling handbook includes 76 entries on traditional and modern poetic forms, an updated bibliography, and a resource list of current audio and videocassettes. The Handbook succinctly defines the forms, summarizes their histories, quotes…
Read MoreFrom Medusa to the Sky: Teaching Writing to Children with Special Needs
From Medusa to the Sky: Teaching Writing to Children with Special Needs Edited by Nicole Callihan and Catherine Barnett eBook edition The exercises in From Medusa to the Sky grew out of Teachers & Writers Collaborative’s long history of providing creative writing programs for students in New York City’s District 75 schools and classrooms, which serve…
Read MoreEducating the Imagination Volume 2: Essays and Ideas for Teachers and Writers
Educating the Imagination Volume 2: Essays and Ideas for Teachers and Writers Edited by Christopher Edgar & Ron Padgett 320 pp. Grades: all ages $14.95 paperback The essays in Educating the Imagination were selected from the very best articles in Teachers & Writers magazine. Fifty-five creative writers present a multitude of ideas and techniques for…
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