Breaking open the box : a guide for creative techniques to improve academic writing and generate critical thinking / Nancy Dafoe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dafoe, Nancy, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English language.

Academic writing--Study and teaching.

Academic writing.

Critical thinking--Study and teaching.

Critical thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""line-height:2.075""><span>We need a more creative approach to teaching writing. A methodology incorporating creativity, as modeled by students in this text, demonstrates the kind of progress we are all seeking, offering an exciting challenge for young writers and educators alike.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface: Writing Well Matters; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Approach, the Heart of the Matter, the Structure; Chapter 1. Encouraging Creative Frameworks for Critical Thinking and Writing; Chapter 2. The Writer as Creative Thinker; Chapter 3. Recognizing the Problem; Chapter 4. Outlining Creative Applications to Academic Writing; Chapter 5. Applications with Prose Poems or Poetic Prose; Chapter 6. Discourse Applications with Poetry; Chapter 7. Applications with Narrative-Story, Dialogue, and the Mini-Script; Chapter 8. Applications with Parody and Satire

Chapter 9. Applications with Musings and JournalingChapter 10. Applications with Unusual Vessels and Technology; Chapter 11. Traditional-Looking Essays Incorporating Creative Techniques; Chapter 12. Changing the Landscape of Academic Writing Assignments and the Classroom Environment; Chapter 13. Making Editing Integral; Chapter 14. Inviting the Common Core State Standards into the Classroom and Recognizing That They Are First Cousins to Creativity; Chapter 15. Lesson Planning Involving Creative Choice and Techniques; Chapter 16. Setting Up Action Research

Chapter 17. Providing Students with Opportunities for an Authentic AudienceInstructional Application and Dedication; Appendix A: A Guide for Parents; Appendix B: A Sampling of Young Writers' Conferences; Appendix C: Helpful, Creative Resources for Writers and Writing Instruction; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author

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ISBN:

979-82-16-29570-9

1-4758-0275-7

1-299-14173-0

OCLC:

855502676