Ideas plus
Subtitle: a collection of practical teaching ideas
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Urbana, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9780814122808
Subjects: Language arts (Secondary); English language; Composition and exercises; Literature; Study and teaching (Secondary)
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. Prewriting and writing. Keeping a good "writing file"; title: Writing children's books for real children; title: One day in my life; title: A scavenger hunt for writing poetry; title: Tips for respectful responses; title: "No repitition" poetry exercise; title: Writing about risk; title: A writing treasure trove; title: A peer review guide for conciseness and tone; title: Sensory exercises. 2. Literature. Elements in a character analysis; title: Dialectical journal; title: A poetry invitational; title: Computer practive via poetry; title: Antigone in cyberspace; title: The great book-banning debate; title: Writing about a conflict: a preface to Julius Caesar; title: Making Julius Caesar more accessible; title: American literature talk show; title: Senior poetry project. 3. Explorations. Freezing a character; title: A reading quilt; title: Student-led discussions; title: Gift books for first graders; title: Research through riddles; title: E-mail initiation; title: Personality poster project; title: Read-around groups; title: Talking about tragedy; title: Hot off the press.