Exploring Creativity Through Writing: A Handbook for Teachers

The book explores the nature of human creativity and its importance in education with reference to past and ongoing work on creativity theory.It aims to direct the attention of teachers to the need for creativity in education by dispelling the mystique surrounding it, and the feelings of inadequacy or apprehension it may evoke in educators, particularly in the Asia region. The book offers an introduction to creativity in writing: the rationale for including it in language programmes, the benefits it can bestow and the results it can produce - as well as dealing with common objections to it.It divides creative writing into two major sections - poetry and stories, followed by a copious set of varied classroom activities.For each activity, a standard format is adopted to offer teachers maximum support in implementing the procedures, including supplementary comments on each activity.It is distinct for its accessibility and clarity, its abundance of practical and ready-touse classroom activ