Writing with at-risk youth : the Pongo teen writing method / Richard Gold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gold, Richard, 1948-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

It's easy to W.R.I.T.E. expressive writing series.

It's easy to W.R.I.T.E expressive writing series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative writing (Secondary education).

Teenagers with social disabilities--Education.

Teenagers with social disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield Education, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes a specific program for teaching and mentoring expressive writing by at-risk youth-a program that can generate transformative change in the teens, and generate significant new satisfactions for you. When young people write personally and creatively, it helps them to overcome challenges in their lives. They feel better, think more clearly, are more self-confident, and are better able to relate to others, including their helpers. This personal creative process is enriching and enlivening for everyone. It brings emotional clarity and meaning to everyone. It brings c

Contents:

Contents; Series Overview: About the It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing Series; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Childhood Trauma and the Benefits of Writing; Chapter 2. Pongo, Openness, and a Unique Joy; Chapter 3. The Special Role of the Writing Mentor; Chapter 4. Poetry as the Expressive Medium; Chapter 5. The Pongo Approach to Teaching Poetry; Chapter 6. A Model Pongo Writing Project; Chapter 7. Keeping Everyone Safe; Chapter 8. Introducing Poetry to Youth; Chapter 9. Overview of the One-on-One Process; Chapter 10. Taking Dictation; Chapter 11. Improvising Poetic Structures

Chapter 12. Using Fill-in-the-Blank ActivitiesChapter 13. Overview of the Group Process; Chapter 14. The Challenges of Group Process; Chapter 15. Publishing Teen Poetry; Epilogue: Next Steps; References; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

979-82-16-40823-9

1-306-46642-3

1-4758-0285-4

OCLC:

1253439630