creative writing

Presents advice and ideas for young poets on improving their poetry. Discusses how published poets got published in the first place and discusses the habits and writing styles they developed along their road to publication.

Provides an overview of twenty-seven author's craft elements, such as alliteration, descriptive language, simile, and wordplay, each with lists of exemplary texts; includes study lessons; and contains an annotated bibliography of mentor texts.

Offers students practical advice and techniques for writing fictional stories. Discusses choosing a story idea, developing characters and settings, making a writing map, drafting a piece, and revising the story. Includes quotes from writers, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

A guide that teaches young readers about sharing their writing online, discussing such topics as nonfiction writing, creative writing, social networks and forums, and more.

Shows teachers how to weave technology throughout the curriculum to get students to be enthusiastic about writing, and includes selecting digital tools, differentiating instruction to meet individual needs, and more.

Provides instructions for forty publishing projects that combine crafts with creative writing. Includes tips on how to come up with writing ideas, advice on designing publishing crafts, activities for improving writing, and guidelines for submitting work to magazines, newspapers, and newsletters.

Offers advice on writing for teachers who teach writing, asserting that only by being writers themselves can teachers become effective mentors for their students. Includes mini-lessons, writing prompts, and bursts of inspiration designed to stimulate writing every day.

Poppy J. Thistleberry decides she wants to be a writer, but she is struggling to come up with material for her class writing assignments--and annoyed that her best friend Lavender keeps getting picked to read her paper.

"Need an idea for a short story or novel? Look no further than The Writer's Idea Thesaurus. It's far more than a collection of simple writing prompts. You'll find a vast treasury of story ideas inside, organized by subject, theme, and situation categories, and listed alphabetically for easy reference, "--Amazon.com.