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From the Heart
A Creative Approach to Writing
Kathryn Bell

ISBN 978-0-88751-097-7 / 0-88751-097-3 / 2003 / 64pp / Paperback
Imprint: Pippin Publishing
Availability: This title is not yet published.
Grade Level: 9-12

It can be frustrating, demoralizing even, to be too afraid or intimidated to express either in speech or in writing what is going on in one's mind. It's one thing to write enough to complete a class assignment or to please a teacher; it's another to really use and take ownership of one's language, and express oneself from one's heart.

The main goal of From the Heart is to encourage just that. The exercises are designed to give students the opportunity to develop language skills while at the same time using their own, individual creative talents. The activities were selected with several goals in mind:

To help students explore their own creativity in a supportive environment
To help them discover that inspiration for writing is everywhere
To build their confidence in voicing their own heartfelt ideas
To provide abundant opportunities to practice their newly acquired skills
To help them feel comfortable about getting—and giving—feedback that improves writing

As they achieve these goals, they will find themselves more confident and comfortable with their new language, producing texts that are much more interesting than standard classroom fare, and really writing from their hearts.

A Teacher's Manual is also available.

Table of Contents

Contents:
Introduction
Heartfelt Breakthroughs
1. Thoughts in Shreds
2. Outrageous Acts
3. Deep Feelings
4. Take a Hike!

Finding Inspiration
5. Ransom-Note Poems
6. Sign-Language Poems I
7. Sign-Language Poems II
8. Op-Ed Pieces
9. I Remember…
10. A Childhood Room
11. Ommmmmm…
12. Dream Journals
13. A New Twist on Old Things
14. Treasured Characters
15. Finding Inspiration in Life Experiences
16. Finding Inspiration in Visual Art
17. Finding Inspiration in Music
18. Dally with Dali
19. Who Is That in the Portrait?

Editing and Polishing
20. The Basics
21. Poem Diet
22. Don’t Add the Ads (Adjectives and Adverbs)
23. Loud and Louder
24. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
25. I Can’t Believe You Said That!
26. The Drawing Board
27. Good Question!
28. Be-Gone!
29. I Really, Really Mean It!
30. Are You Gonna Try This One?
31. All You Need Is Love

Long-Term Projects
32. A Personal Narrative
33. Dear Diary
34. Short Story
35. Public Performance Poem
36. Poetry Walk
37. The E-Zine Project

Recommended Reading
Fiction
Writing Resources

Available from Kathryn Bell
Books

From the Heart: Teacher's Manual (Paperback)
From the Heart: A Creative Approach to Writing (Paperback)