Friday, July 10, 2009

Topic: Teaching Creative Writing

10-second review: After reading a particular work in a genre, students formulate the “rules” for writing in this genre.


Source: TF Haffner. Notes Plus (October 2004), 3-4. A publication of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).


Comment: In other words, students read a short story, the students decide on the "rules" for writing short stories. Read a sonnet? What are the "rules" for writing a sonnet? An interesting and challenging idea. RayS.

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