Description
Jump Write In!
Creative Writing Exercises for Diverse Communities, Grades 6-12
Author: Chow Bush Valerie
Coordinator: Tannenbaum Judith
Language: EnglishSubject for Jump Write In!:
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176 p. · 17.9x23.6 cm · Paperback
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Through poetry, fiction, personal narrative, and playwriting, students will improve their writing skills by being invited to put their truths on the page. Perfect for a moment of inspiration as well as for deeper exploration, these easy-to-use and field-tested activities engage students from a variety of ethnic, educational, and economic backgrounds and encourage the recognition that their voices matter. The book's eleven chapters include:
- Dozens of exercises accompanied by teacher notes and suggestions.
- Links to standards for each activity.
- Examples of student work.
- An overview of the writing process from icebreakers to editing.
- Suggestions for further reading.
The Editors.
The Authors.
Acknowledgments.
Curriculum and State Standards.
Preface.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Icebreakers and Opening Games.
Chapter 2: Writing in a Group.
Chapter 3: Poetry: A Primer.
Chapter 4: Art Attacks.
Chapter 5: Images.
Chapter 6: Sounds.
Chapter 7: Narrative.
Chapter 8: Point of View.
Chapter 9: Themes.
Chapter 10: Writing with Visual Art.
Chapter 11: Editing and Rewriting.
Appendix.
Index.
In San Francisco, WritersCorps is a project of the San Francisco Arts Commission (www.writerscorps.org).
Editor Judith Tannenbaum, who has written widely on community arts and cultural democracy, serves as WritersCorps's training coordinator.
Valerie Chow Bush has edited four WritersCorps publications of student writing.