Teaching Cultural Dexterity In Creative Writing

Author : Micah McCrary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Creative writing
ISBN : 1350237167

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Before and Beyond Craft by Micah McCrary Pdf

"Blending resources from creative writing studies, sociolinguistics, and writing and composition studies, this series of essays offers a formula for important changes within creative writing instruction, probing how it might be more inclusive and accessible for marginalized student-authors. Aimed at graduate student instructors as the future of teaching, and other teacher-practitioners of the subject, this book uses anticolonial, feminist, and antiracist methodologies to explore the 21st-century professional, institutional, and theoretical concerns surrounding creative writing practices in North American higher education. At the forefront of this vital resource is Micah McCrary's exploration of the ways creative writing pedagogy and theory can be adapted for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and non-native English student-authors who often inhabit minoritized and marginalized positions within colleges and universities. Applying as a frame the notion of cultural dexterity as it is taught to medical professionals to allow them to engage effectively with patients from all backgrounds, ethnics groups and with all sensitivities, Before and Beyond Craft examines why and how creative writing instruction needs to be urgently renegotiated. In this essential text for all creative writing instructors, McCray provides all the tools necessary to take positive action with discussions of potential readings, writing prompts and sample course materials."--

Author : Micah McCrary
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781350237155

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Teaching Cultural Dexterity in Creative Writing by Micah McCrary Pdf

Aimed toward graduate student instructors and other creative writing educators, Teaching Cultural Dexterity in Creative Writing offers a formula for important changes in creative writing instruction-especially in literary/creative nonfiction, probing how instruction might become more inclusive and accessible for minoritized/marginalized student-authors. The book chapters use antiracist, trauma-informed, and anticolonial frameworks toward exploring the 21st-century professional, theoretical, and institutional concerns surrounding creative writing practices in North American higher education. As a result, the book explores ways creative writing pedagogies and theories might be adapted for racially and linguistically marginalized (by English) student-authors, who often inhabit minoritized positions within North American colleges and universities. Applying as a frame the notion of cultural dexterity as it is taught to medical professionals to allow them to engage effectively with patients from all backgrounds, ethnics groups and with all sensitivities, Teaching Cultural Dexterity in Creative Writing examines why and how creative writing instruction needs to be urgently renegotiated. In this essential text for all creative writing instructors, McCray provides all the tools necessary to take positive action with discussions of potential readings, writing prompts and sample course materials.

Author : Rebecca O'Rourke
Publisher : National Inst of Adult Continuing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 1862011613

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Creative Writing by Rebecca O'Rourke Pdf

Creative Writing: Education, Culture and Community offers the first conceptual account of creative writing, one of the most popular â?? and controversial â?? educational subjects. Oâ??Rourke, a long-established member of the creative writing community, provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the issues and tensions associated with creative writing and puts them in the context of current policy debates. These debates include how best to manage, teach and learn creative writing; how to value and evaluate these activities; and the interface between arts activity and educational inclusiveness. This compelling and lucid text argues that the current dominance of educational values and processes in cultural policy is problematic for advocates of cultural action as a catalyst for radical social change. The book offers both a detailed ethnographic study and a careful historical account of creative writing in cultural policy and educational provision, and provides a contextual framework that highlights the contribution of adult education to cultural change and community development.

Author : Danita Berg,Lori A. May
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783093656

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Creative Composition by Danita Berg,Lori A. May Pdf

For decades theorists have opined that the lines between creative writing and composition need to be lifted, yet little has been written about the pedagogical methods that allow a cohesive approach between the disciplines. This book brings together contemporary authors and well-respected creative writing instructors and theorists to explore ways creativity in composition may be encouraged in student writers. The question in this anthology is not ‘Can writing be taught?’ but ‘How can we inspire students to embrace the creative process no matter what they write?’ This book offers multiple strategies to merge the best practices of teaching writing, regardless of the genre.

Author : Bee Chamcharatsri,Atsushi Iida
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000542127

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International Perspectives on Creative Writing in Second Language Education by Bee Chamcharatsri,Atsushi Iida Pdf

This volume explores the instructional use of creative writing in secondary and post-secondary contexts to enhance students’ language proficiency and expression in English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL). Offering a diverse range of perspectives from scholars and practitioners involved in English language teaching (ELT) globally, International Perspectives on Creative Writing in Second Language Education tackles foundational questions around why fiction and creative writing have been traditionally omitted from ESL and EFL curricula. By drawing on empirical research and first-hand experience, contributors showcase a range of creative genres including autobiography, scriptwriting, poetry, and e-Portfolios, and provide new insight into the benefits of second language creative writing for learners’ language proficiency, emotional expression, and identity development. The volume makes a unique contribution to the field of second language writing by highlighting the breadth of second language users throughout the world, and foregrounding links between identity, learning, and ESL/EFL writing. This insightful volume will be of particular interest to postgraduate students, researchers, and academics in the fields of ESL/EFL learning, composition studies, and second language acquisition (SLA). Those with a focus on the use of creative writing in classrooms more broadly, will also find the book of interest.

Author : Moira Monteith,Robert Miles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Creative writing
ISBN : UCSC:32106019558474

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Teaching Creative Writing by Moira Monteith,Robert Miles Pdf

Author : Graeme Harper
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0826477267

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Teaching Creative Writing by Graeme Harper Pdf

Featuring a collection of twelve teaching-focused essays, this work includes an introduction to the subject of creative writing by Graeme Harper. Each chapter draws on key points about the nature of teaching and learning creative writing, and covers vario

Author : Ryan Thorpe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000467406

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Teaching Creative Writing to Second Language Learners by Ryan Thorpe Pdf

This timely and accessible book offers engaging guidance to teachers of second language students on teaching creative writing in their classrooms. Creative writing is a tool that can inspire second language learners to write more, play with language, and enjoy and improve not only their writing, but also their speaking, listening, and reading skills. Addressing the expectations and perceptions of writing in another language, Thorpe demonstrates how to foster successful creative writing environments and teach and assess creative writing in a way that is tailored to the distinct needs of non-native speakers. Covering key topics such as cultural storytelling, voice, genre, and digital composition, assessment, and more, Thorpe shares successful creative writing instructional practices informed by current research in creative writing and second language education. Each chapter includes insights, advice, and student examples that can help new teachers take their first steps in more reflective second language creative writing classroom. An invaluable resource for instructors of non-native students and an ideal text for pre-service teachers in courses in TESOL, writing instruction, and applied linguistics, this book invites you to use creative writing not only as a successful method for teaching L2 writing, but also as a way to improve student motivation and output, for more effective language learning.

Author : Amy Ash,Michael Dean Clark,Chris Drew
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781350152694

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Imaginative Teaching through Creative Writing by Amy Ash,Michael Dean Clark,Chris Drew Pdf

Growing out of recent pedagogical developments in creative writing studies and perceived barriers to teaching the subject in secondary education schools, this book creates conversations between secondary and post-secondary teachers aimed at introducing and improving creative writing instruction in teaching curricula for young people. Challenging assumptions and lore regarding the teaching of creative writing, this book examines new and engaging techniques for infusing creative writing into all types of language arts instruction, offering inclusive and pedagogically sound alternatives that consider the needs of a diverse range of students. With careful attention given to creative writing within current standards-based educational systems, Imaginative Teaching Through Creative Writing confronts and offers solutions to the perceived difficulty of teaching the subject in such environments. Divided into two sections, section one sees post-secondary instructors address pedagogical techniques and concerns such as workshop, revision, and assessment before section two explores hands-on activities and practical approaches to instruction. Focusing on an invaluable and underrepresented area of creative writing studies, this book begins a much-needed conversation about the future of creative writing instruction at all levels and the benefits of collaboration across the secondary/post-secondary divide.

Author : Alexandria Peary,Tom C Hunley
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780809334032

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Creative Writing Pedagogies for the Twenty-First Century by Alexandria Peary,Tom C Hunley Pdf

The creative writing workshop has long been entrenched as the primary pedagogy of creative writing classes. This book offers twelve different approaches to the teaching of creative writing to supplement or replace traditional workshop pedagogy. Contributors are from both creative writing and composition studies--a discipline rich with a wide range of established pedagogies.

Author : Michael Dean Clark,Trent Hergenrader,Joseph Rein
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781474297196

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Creative Writing Innovations by Michael Dean Clark,Trent Hergenrader,Joseph Rein Pdf

When teachers experiment, students benefit. When students gain confidence to pursue their own literary experiments, creative writing can become a life-changing experience. With chapters written by experienced teachers and classroom innovators, Creative Writing Innovations builds on these principles to uncover the true potential of the creative writing classroom. Rooted in classroom experience, this book takes teaching beyond the traditional workshop model to explore topics such as multi-media genres, collaborative writing and field-based work, as well as issues of identity. Taken together, this is an essential guide for teachers of creative writing at all levels from the authors and editors of Creative Writing in the Digital Age.

Author : Steve Bowkett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781441118950

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A Creative Approach to Teaching Writing by Steve Bowkett Pdf

Why should children learn to write fluently? What difference will it make to them and the opportunities available to them later on in life? The ability to communicate clearly, accurately and persuasively is a vital life skill. Deficiencies in motivation and thinking skills pervade the challenge of improving children's literacy levels. Get Them Thinking Like Writers! combines practical activities to help children aged 7-11 develop their writing skills, with insights into the attitude that experienced writers apply to their craft. The activities explore different working methods - such as how authors tap into and develop their creativity and how they deal with 'writer's block' - and are supported by strategies for thinking that will develop children's literacy and the way they use language to express their opinions in all subject areas. Steve Bowkett, author, storyteller and education consultant, provides the key concepts and learning benefits of each strategy, along with a series of activities, extension ideas and useful links. Linked resources can be found on the series companion website.

Author : Kelly Ritter,Stephanie Vanderslice
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015069338013

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Can it Really be Taught? by Kelly Ritter,Stephanie Vanderslice Pdf

The process of creativity is shrouded in mystery and lore, but that doesn't mean that the teaching of creative writing has to remain in the dark. "Can It Really Be Taught?" shines a bright light on creative writing pedagogy, with a special focus on that hallmark of fiction and poetry classes everywhere - the workshop - in order to discover what works, what doesn't, and what is purely apocryphal. s"Can It Really Be Taught? "offers a critical look at the pedagogical lore of creative writing that has been, up until now, accepted unquestioningly. Fifteen experienced teachers and researchers analyze long-accepted elements and theories of teaching creative writing, such as: workshop practices the canon of creative-writing craft books the criteria for grading (including the myth of the easy A) ways to use the mythologized presence of the writer in film. In examining these pedagogical practices and the thinking behind them, as well as the reasons for their popularity, "Can It Really Be Taught?" offers a range of best practices grounded in relevant theory and based on research, experience, and success. sTeachers solely responsible for creative writing, along with faculty and graduate students from all of English, will find great value in the thought-provoking essays within "Can It Really Be Taught?" Let creativity have its mystery, but take the mystery out of teaching creative writing. Read "Can It Really Be Taught?" and join a new conversation on creative writing's fundamental importance to English studies.s

Author : Marshall Moore,Sam Meekings
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781350127166

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The Place and the Writer by Marshall Moore,Sam Meekings Pdf

The combined experience of authors throughout the ages offers a wealth of valuable information about the practice of creative writing. However, such lore can also be problematic for students and practitioners as it can be inherently additive, making it difficult to abandon processes that do not work. This adherence to lore also tends to be a US-centric endeavor. In order to take a nuanced approach to the uses and limitations of lore, The Place and the Writer offers a global perspective on creative writing pedagogy that has yet to be fully explored. Featuring a diverse array of cultural viewpoints from Brazil to Hong Kong, Finland to South Africa, this book explores the ongoing international debate about the best approaches for teaching and practicing creative writing. Marshall Moore and Sam Meekings challenge areas of perceived wisdom that persist in the field of creative writing, including aesthetics and politics in institutionalized creative writing; the process of workshopping; tuition and talent; anxiety in the classroom; unifying theory and lore; and teaching creative writing in languages other than English.

Author : Ann Palmer
Publisher : Studymates
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Creative writing
ISBN : 184285061X

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Writing and Imagery by Ann Palmer Pdf

Here is how to use creativity to improve your writing Written by professional writer and very experienced creative writing teacher, this book explains the nature of creativity and how a basic understanding of the brain function can enhance the creative process. This book explains how through cultural shifts, the use of imagery has become more mainstream in the last 25-years and how this is a jumping off point to using creative imagery to reframe writing for different markets.