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"Both Sides Now" Ii: Some Practical Suggestions For Creative Writing Exercises In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Nov 2011

"Both Sides Now" Ii: Some Practical Suggestions For Creative Writing Exercises In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

Outlines effective and practical creative writing assignments given to literature students. Concludes that writing short, imaginative summaries provides a change of pace from the usual lecture, discussion, and group work formats of literature classes.


"Both Sides Now" Iii: A Creative Writing Exercise In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Nov 2011

"Both Sides Now" Iii: A Creative Writing Exercise In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

Details a creative writing assignment used in literature classes to help students better grasp the principles of literature from the inside out. Suggests this method should be employed more often in survey classes.


"Both Sides Now": The Evolution Of An Approach To Teaching Fiction, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Nov 2011

"Both Sides Now": The Evolution Of An Approach To Teaching Fiction, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Hal Blythe

Discusses the connections between creative writing and literary criticism. Explains experience of combining a literature and creative writing class. Concludes the combination results in both groups gaining a greater understanding of each others' crafts.


Teaching I, Rigoberta Menchu As Creative Nonfiction, Linda Niemann Oct 2001

Teaching I, Rigoberta Menchu As Creative Nonfiction, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


The Odyssey Of Ned Merrill, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Aug 2001

The Odyssey Of Ned Merrill, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.


Fashion, Family And Middle-Class Dress 1838-1861, Virginia Heaven Dec 2000

Fashion, Family And Middle-Class Dress 1838-1861, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Consultant Costume Curator


100 Years Of The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Virginia Heaven Dec 2000

100 Years Of The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Consultant Curator Harley-Davidson Museum


Shit's Creek, Darrell Jones, Jeremy Wade Dec 2000

Shit's Creek, Darrell Jones, Jeremy Wade

Darrell Jones

Collaboration with Jeremy Wade. Venue: NYC Improvisation Festival Dancespace @ St. Marks Church, New York City


“You’Ve Come A Long Way, Baby!” Images Of Women In Advertising 1960-2000, Virginia Heaven Dec 2000

“You’Ve Come A Long Way, Baby!” Images Of Women In Advertising 1960-2000, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Consultant Costume Curator


Teaching I, Rigoberta Menchu As Creative Nonfiction, Linda Niemann Dec 2000

Teaching I, Rigoberta Menchu As Creative Nonfiction, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


"Both Sides Now" Ii: Some Practical Suggestions For Creative Writing Exercises In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2000

"Both Sides Now" Ii: Some Practical Suggestions For Creative Writing Exercises In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

Outlines effective and practical creative writing assignments given to literature students. Concludes that writing short, imaginative summaries provides a change of pace from the usual lecture, discussion, and group work formats of literature classes.


"Both Sides Now" Iii: A Creative Writing Exercise In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2000

"Both Sides Now" Iii: A Creative Writing Exercise In The Literature Classroom, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

Details a creative writing assignment used in literature classes to help students better grasp the principles of literature from the inside out. Suggests this method should be employed more often in survey classes.


Mystery Woman, Hal Charles Dec 2000

Mystery Woman, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.


Mason's 'Shiloh', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2000

Mason's 'Shiloh', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.


Conversational Borderlands: Language And Identity In An Alternative Urban High School, Betsy Rymes Dec 2000

Conversational Borderlands: Language And Identity In An Alternative Urban High School, Betsy Rymes

Betsy Rymes

This groundbreaking study of an innovative charter school is the first to look closely at adolescent identity by analyzing the language of narratives told in school. The author helps us to understand why adolescents sometimes make choices that seem incomprehensible to the adults who work with them. This unique book links issues of school reform with close analysis of language and interaction within a school to help us understand the needs and desires of some of today’s diverse adolescent students. Both compelling and illuminating, this important book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the human effects (and not …


Behind The Rhetoric, Rowan Cahill Dec 2000

Behind The Rhetoric, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

A contemporary critical account of changes taking place in the NSW state education system in the late 1990s-2001 under the leadership of Dr. Ken Boston, Director-General of Education and Training in NSW. The author argues that Boston's 'devolution' rhetoric masks a determined conservative and Rightist push to politically and ideologically centralise the education system and in the process emasculate teacher initiative, imagination, and enterprise.