| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 167 pages .) |
| Series |
It's easy to W.R.I.T.E expressive writing series |
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It's easy to W.R.I.T.E. expressive writing series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Childhood trauma and the benefits of writing -- Pongo, openness, and a unique joy -- The special role of the writing mentor -- Poetry as the expressive medium -- The Pongo approach to teaching poetry -- A model Pongo writing project -- Keeping everyone safe -- Introducing poetry to youth -- Overview of the one-on-one process -- Taking dictation -- Improvising poetic structures -- Using fill-in-the-blank activities -- Overview of the group process -- The challenges of group process -- Publishing teen poetry. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Teenagers with social disabilities -- Education.
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Creative writing (Secondary education)
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Creative writing (Secondary education) (OCoLC)fst00882518
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Teenagers with social disabilities -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst01145687
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gold, Richard, 1948- Writing with at-risk youth. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, a division of Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] 9781475802832 1475802838 (DLC) 2013044051 |
| ISBN |
1475802854 (electronic bk.) |
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9781475802856 (electronic bk.) |
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