TY - BOOK AU - Dafoe,Nancy. TI - Breaking open the box: a guide for creative techniques to improve academic writing and generate critical thinking SN - 9781475802733 PY - 2013/// PB - The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group KW - Education: Teaching Methods & Materials KW - General N1 - Chapter, Lesson, Part; 1. Encouraging Creative Frameworks for Critical Thinking and Writing; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 2. The Writer as Creative Thinker; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 3. Recognizing the Problem; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 4. Outlining Creative Applications to Academic Writing; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 5. Applications with Prose Poems or Poetic Prose; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 6. Discourse Applications with Poetry; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 7. Applications with Narrative—Story, Dialogue, and the Mini-Script; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 8. Applications with Parody and Satire; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 9. Applications with Musings and Journaling; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 10. Applications with Unusual Vessels and Technology; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 11. Traditional-Looking Essays Incorporating Creative Techniques; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 12. Changing the Landscape of Academic Writing Assignments and the Classroom Environment; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 13. Making Editing Integral; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 14. Inviting the Common Core State Standards into the Classroom and Recognizing That They Are First Cousins to Creativity; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 15. Lesson Planning Involving Creative Choice and Techniques; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 16. Setting Up Action Research; Chapter, Lesson, Part; 17. Providing Students with Opportunities for an Authentic Audience; Cover, Title,Breaking open the box : a guide for creative techniques to improve academic writing and generate critical thinking--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Foreword--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Preface: Writing Well Matters--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Acknowledgments--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Introduction: The Approach, the Heart of the Matter, the Structure--References, Appendix, Index,Instructional Application and Dedication--References, Appendix, Index,Appendix A: A Guide for Parents--References, Appendix, Index,Appendix B: A Sampling of Young Writers’ Conferences--References, Appendix, Index,Appendix C: Helpful, Creative Resources for Writers and Writing Instruction--References, Appendix, Index,Notes--References, Appendix, Index,Bibliography--References, Appendix, Index,About the Author UR - http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ROWMANB0004534.html ER -