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EXPRESSIVE WRITING
CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY |
| By: |
Kathleen Adams (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£36.00 |
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£32.40 |
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£3.60 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1475812183 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781475812183 |
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| Publisher: |
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD |
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It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing |
| Pages: |
266 |
| Description: |
Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. This volume offers practical advice on how to teach writing in a way that is respectful, insightful, and that helps the writer explore and celebrate his or her life story. |
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Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. Research shows that expressive writing can help in the development of emotional intelligence, better choice-making, and healthy coping skills. In this remarkable collection, 11 experts from education and community service join to offer compelling guidance on applied practice.You'll discover *a model for a poetry group for youth at risk; *how to help students develop inner resources through metaphor; *a "photovoice" project to help at-risk students stay in school; *how storytelling develops emotional intelligence in primary school children; *a method that helps teachers become more confident writers; *how expressive writing can help teachers manage stress and avoid burn-out; *expressive writing as change agent for communities; *the benefits and limitations of writing programs in prisons and jails; *hip-hop as "the pen of the people"; *finding a writing group; writing with others; *the ethics and standards of practice for expressive writing in the classroom and community; *guidance for all levels of learners: Primary, teens, college-age, adult; professional development, personal growth. Whether you are a teacher, a counselor, a facilitator, or a writer you'll find this volume an invaluable and innovative resource for expressive writing in the classroom and in the community. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Education |
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