Authors: David E. LeCount, Lecount
ISBN-13: 9780867095579, ISBN-10: 0867095571
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: New Edition
David LeCount is a high school English teacher by day and a writer by night. A student of Chinese language and culture, David is also the grand prize winner of Japan's 40th International Haiku Contest, Modern Haiku Association, Tokyo, Japan, 1988. In 2003, he addressed the World Haiku Festival in Leeuwarden, Holland. He has been a consultant for Stanford University's Center for Educational Research. You can write to him at dleco@batnet.com
Creative questions elicit creative responses. That's what English teacher David LeCount demonstrates in this collection of quirky, provocative writing prompts designed to release students from standardized writing assignments. More than 600 prompts serve as multidisciplinary opportunities for students to write creatively.
Dream Writing Assignments can be used in two ways: as a practical, flexible, and handy resource for teachers who are looking for creative topics to assign, and as a stimulating student text. The prompts encourage students to research, reflect, and explore; engage in wordplay; and experience writing as a form of discovery and delight. Think of the results if you should invite your students to answer the following questions:
Use the prompts so students can discover their own voices. Shake them from their daily, routine minds and awaken them to a world where their imaginations can roam.
Discoveries (600+ Writing Prompts)
Student Samples
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