Writing Practice
What is Poetry: Conversations with the American Avant-Garde
What is Poetry: Conversations with the American Avant-Garde By Daniel Kane 185 pp. Grades: high school, university $18.95 paperback Over a four-year period, Daniel Kane interviewed many of America’s most interesting and daring contemporary poets about their work. What Is Poetry features twelve of the liveliest of these dialogues, accompanied by an in-depth introduction to…
Read MoreThe Story in History: Writing Your Way into the American Experience
The Story in History: Writing Your Way into the American Experience By Margot Fortunato Galt 263 pp. Grades: middle school, high school, university, all ages $19.95 paperback The Story in History gives teachers and students of all levels an entirely new way to learn about American history: by re-experiencing it from the vantage point of the…
Read MorePersonal Fiction Writing: A Guide to Writing from Real Life for Teachers, Students, & Writers
Personal Fiction Writing: A Guide to Writing from Real Life for Teachers, Students, & Writers By Meredith Sue Willis revised second edition 248 pp. Grades: all ages $18.95 paperback Personal Fiction Writing treats the writing of fiction as a natural process that anyone can do with pleasure. The book includes more than 400 writing assignments based…
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…
Read MoreEducating the Imagination Volume 1: Essays and Ideas for Teachers and Writers
Educating the Imagination Volume 1: Essays and Ideas for Teachers and Writers Edited by Christopher Edgar & Ron Padgett 304 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…
Read MoreDeep Revision: A Guide for Teachers, Students, and Other Writers
Deep Revision: A Guide for Teachers, Students, and Other Writers By Meredith Sue Willis 192 pp. Grades: all ages $16.95 paperback If you or your students dread the process of revision, this book will prove transformative. Deep Revision covers topics such as: revision as a natural process, learning to revise by editing other people’s writing, changing…
Read MoreThe Art of Science Writing
The Art of Science Writing By Dale Worsley & Bernadette Mayer 224 pp. Grades: middle school, high school, university $17.95 paperback The Art of Science Writing features innovative advice about science writing, as well as inspiring examples from Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Stephen Jay Gould, and others. Topics covered include: essay development; writing…
Read MoreThe Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing
The Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing Edited by Christian McEwen & Mark Statman 320 pp. Grades: all ages $19.95 paperback The Alphabet of the Trees is a superb collection of essays about teaching all aspects and forms of nature writing, including field journals, poems, fiction, and nonfiction. The distinguished contributors to this volume…
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