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Old Faithful

Name: Old Faithful
Author: Ron Padgett
ISBN: 9780915924455

by Ron Padgett

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Overview

This popular book, in which writers share the assignments that never fail to inspire their students, covers a broad spectrum of genres pertinent to the core curricula of school boards across the country. Lessons on diversity, Greek epic and non-classical literature will all do well by Christian McEwen's essay on preparing students for creating oral histories. But there are plenty of creative exercises on fiction, poetry, playwriting and memoir, here, to inspire teachers and engage students. Samples of student writing are included. "Highly recommended." -Kliatt.

Synopsis

In this popular book, 18 teaching writers share their single best writing assignment, the one that never fails to inspire their students to tell and dramatize stories, to write autobiographical pieces, fiction, poetry, and plays, or to become interested in wordplay and oral history. They fully describe practical ideas for adaptation and use with students of all ages and abilities.