1st Edition
Exploring Creativity Through Writing A Handbook for Teachers
List of Boxes vii
Foreword viii
Acknowledgements ix
PART I
Introduction 1
1 Introduction 3
2 Creative writing in language teaching 25
PART II
Creative Writing: Poetry 35
3 Introduction 37
4 Form-based activities 40
5 Language-based activities 63
6 Working with models 92
7 Free-expression activities 113
8 Reflections on creative writing by teachers 140
PART III
Short Stories 143
9 Short stories 145
10 Warming up 150
11 Plot 160
12 Setting 168
13 Character 180
14 Dialogues 195
15 Point of view 204
16 Time 209
17 Titles and the twist in the tail/tale 219
18 Reflection on writing stories by students 223
Biography
Alan Maley has been in the field of TESL for over 40 years. After being at the University of Leeds he worked as an English Language Officer with the British Council for over 25 years. He has been active in the field of publishing for many years, especially in the area of resource books for teachers. At present he is working on a study of the phenomena of repetition and reformulation in language teaching.
Sharoon Sunny has been a teacher trainer and English language educator since 2004. She has worked in India and the United States with early years learners, adolescents and adults. Her research has led her to explore creativity in the English language classroom where she uses self-regulated strategy-based writing instruction to support student writing. She currently teaches at Azim Premji University in Bangalore.
