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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
FC; Half title; Also Available From Bloomsbury; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Storytelling is for Everyone; Why we tell stories; Community-based learning projects in creative writing; The first step; Structured reflection; Readings; "Landscape and Language," Lorraine Ferra; "Becoming an Ocean: Teaching Poetry in Nursing Homes," Silvi Alcivar; 2 Leaving Campus; Service-learning (and CBL) as citizenship; Key elements of service-learning; The next steps; Structured reflection; Readings. |
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"What is an Author Off-Campus? The Writer in the Community and the Corporate University," Julia Spicher Kasdorf"Birth of an American Scholar," Heather Fiedler; 3 Making a Plan; Envisioning your CBL project; Designing 10-12 weeks of session (lesson) plans; Preparing weekly lessons; Anticipations, hopes, challenges; Structured reflection; Readings; "The Lawtey Workshop," Mark Powell; "Linking the Creative Writing Program with the Community," Allen Gee; 4 Taking the Leap; Creative writing and life experiences; Apprehension, resistance, fear; Service-learning vs. volunteering. |
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Service-learning historyService-learning in other disciplines; Service-learning in various creative writing classes and programs; Community partner staff as co-educators; Structured reflection; Reading; "The Prayer Wheel," David Hassler; 5 Writing and Being; Statistics and real life; Safety issues and boundaries; Writing and imagination; Checking in with self; Structured reflection; Readings; "A Red Wheelbarrow, a Hammock, and a Pomegranate: Why So Much Does Depend Upon Poetry," Anita Skeen; 6 Discovering the Pleasure of Poetry and Storytelling in the World. |
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Building confidence as a teaching artistObserving your surroundings; The immersed writer; Connecting your project with your own life experiences; Structured reflection; Readings; "'The Sublime, the Unsettling, and the Exuberant': Changing Students' Attitudes Toward Aging through TimeSlips Creative Storytelling," Robin Mello and Anne Basting; "Teaching, or How to Fall in Love," Robin Reagler; 7 Creative Writing as Social Activism; Art as resistance; Beyond your project; Structured reflection; Reading; "Activism in Academia: A Social Action Writing Program," Frances Payne Adler. |
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8 Doing Creative WritingRight to your life (and your voice); Why do creative writing?; A very brief history of creative writing in the academy; Current issues in creative writing; Structured reflection; Reading; "The Assessment Wicket: How Can We Judge the Value of Writers Teaching in the Schools?," Terry Hermsen; 9 Changing Them, Changing You, Changing the World; A deeper understanding; What you're getting: Transferrable skills; What they're getting; Structured reflection; Readings; "Citizens of Words: Service-Learning in Creative Writing Education," Nathaniel V. Mohatt. |
| Summary |
Creative Writing in the Community is the firstbook to focus on the practical side of creative writing. Connecting classroomexperiences to community-based projects, it prepares creative writing studentsfor teaching in schools, homeless centres, youth clubs and care homes. Each chapteris packed with easy-to-use resources including: specific lesson plans; case studies of students working with community groups; lists of suitable writing examples; ""how to ... "" sections; examples and theoretical applications of creative writing pedagogy and techniques; reflection questions; writings by workshop page. |
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Creative writing.
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Community life.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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Community life. (OCoLC)fst00871028
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Creative writing. (OCoLC)fst00882489
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thaxton, Terry Ann. Creative writing in the community. 9781441127761 1441127763 (DLC) 2013025912 |
| ISBN |
1441197729 (electronic bk.) |
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9781441197726 (electronic bk.) |
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