ERIC Number: ED296783
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 153
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Winners: A Culturally-Based, Values Clarification-Oriented, Creative Writing Primary Prevention Workbook for the Black Child. Volume I.
Bell, Darnell
Providing a substance abuse prevention curriculum that is designed to be culturally relevant to black youth, this workbook provides 102 creative writing activities promoting self-esteem, values clarification, feelings validation, cultural awareness, and decision-making skills. Each of the 11 sections of the workbook are organized around positive qualities of role models for black youth: (1) the assertiveness of Maxine Waters; (2) the blues of B. B. King; (3) the creativity of William "Count" Basie; (4) the devotion of Frederick Douglass; (5) the eloquence of Jesse Jackson; (6) the fearlessness of Bishop Desmond Tutu; (7) the glamour of Queen Cleopatra; (8) the humor of Bill Cosby; (9) the inventiveness of Benjamin Bannecker; (10) the judgment of Thurgood Marshall; and (11) the kingliness of Dr. Martin Luther King. Each section provides a brief biographical sketch and worksheets for writing exercises. (RH)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Creative Writing, Cultural Images, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Prevention, Role Models, Self Esteem, Substance Abuse, Values Clarification
Darnell Bell, 1576 East King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90011 ($30.00).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
