Surveys the history of composition instruction in America and concludes that imitation exercises may still be valuable to modern students. (JL)

Discusses an exercise that uses science fiction to generate the interest needed to help inexperienced writers overcome their fear of research and build their research skills. (JL)

Outlines an assignment in which students write grant proposals to learn how writing is used in the "real world." (FL)

Information about dance history, different types of dances, and dancing in other countries is presented. Ideas are offered for helping children experience all aspects of dance, from scoring to performing. In addition, Alexander Godunov of the American Ballet Theater answers questions of fifth and sixth graders. (PP)

Describes a unit in which gothic novels are first read and then used by students as models for the writing of an entire "gothic" novel of their own. (JL)

Discusses letter writing as a practical way to teach German composition. Describes the course content and gives samples of topics and exercises. (EKN)

Describes a "change of feeling" writing exercise, in which seventh graders learned to love bats and to write at the same time. (JL)

Presents five individual lesson plans to help elementary students progress through the writing process, from establishing a climate for writing through observing to rewriting, polishing, and mechanics. Each lesson includes a reproducible letter to involve parents in their child's writing. Part two of this article will appear in February 1982.…

Outlines a writing-across-the-curriculum program for high schools. Discusses the role of content area teachers in such a program. (FL)

As part of an incentives plan, Davidson Louisiana, Inc., a building products distributor, conducts a unique employee physical fitness program in which the participants are rewarded with credit toward expense paid vacations around the world. (JN)

Describes a five-step creative writing program designed to improve student language skills. (JL)

Argues that the conventional method of teaching the generic research paper as a separately designated activity is ineffective and misleads students as to the nature of genuine research. (JL)

Creative inductive exercises for teaching effective writing skills are presented. Basic objectives of the inductive method include: (1) challenging students with creative options; (2) discovering the basics in sentence construction; (3) interpreting the idea of the "levels of generality;" and (4) focusing on the parallel between sentence…

College counselors (N=45) who reported employing writing assignments as a treatment strategy provided information about two writing assignment cases, one judged successful and one unsuccessful. Chi-square analyses indicated that success with writing assignments was related to client intelligence, motivation, and maturity. (Author/RC)

Assignments, grading methods, and classroom techniques for teaching creative writing in the high schools. (RL)