| Educating the Imagination: Essays & Ideas for Teachers & Writers Volume One Contributor(s): Edgar, Christopher (Editor), Padgett, Ron (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0915924420 ISBN-13: 9780915924424 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: The 72 informal essays in the two volumes of Educating the Imagination were selected from the very best articles in Teachers & Writers magazine over the past 17 years. Fifty-five creative writers present a multitude of ideas and techniques for writing in the classroom: poetry; fiction; plays; folklore; history; science; translation and writing across cultures; bookmaking; parodies; the importance of stories; practical aesthetics; creative reading; the history of punctuation; memories of high school English teachers; and that great, alluring mystery known as the imagination. Educating the Imagination is the perfect first book to have for a library on the teaching of imaginative writing, as well as an inspiring reference for the veteran writing teacher. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 94011824 |
| Series: Educating the Imagination |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book contains 33 creative writers presenting ideas and techniques for exploring poetry writing, fiction writing, translation, practical aesthetics, creative reading and the imagination. Selected from the very best articles in Teachers & Writers Magazine over 17 years, this two volumes (sold separately) offers a comprehensive multitude of ideas and techniques for writing in the classroom |