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About the Authors
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Introduction
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On Assessment
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From a Student
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From a Student, 12 Years On
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Section 1: Basic Footwork: Learning Technique
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Performance Art Poetry
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Modeling Prose With Ernie and Jane
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The 128-Word Sentence
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Symbols to Motifs
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The Delicate Art of Sarcasm
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Secrets
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Section 2: The Guts: Fundamentals of Writing
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Repetition and Parallelism
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Combine and Count: Sentence Combining With a Twist
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Show-Me Sentences
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Hide the Adjective
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Scrambled Sentences
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Imaging Metaphors
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Section 3: Literature and Nonfiction: Connecting Writing to Reading
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Mystery Bags
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A Playlist for Holden: A Unique Approach to Character Analysis
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Philosophy in Short: A Video Project on Existentialism
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Author Cards
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Imagining Transcendentalism: A Video Essay Project
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Samuel's Satire: Board Games and Mark Twain
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Section 4: Language: Building Vocabulary
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Word Bingo
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Face Reading
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Dances With Words
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Soul and Sense Poetry
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Vocab War
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Thinking Sentences
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Section 5: Visuals: Connecting Writing and Art
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Adagio in Your Back Pocket
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Solitude of the Soul
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Monster Mayhem: Scary Stories for October
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Photo Essay
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The Moody House: A Perspective Lesson for Creative Description
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Ekphrasis for the Proletariat
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Section 6: Creativity: Developing Creativity in Noncreative Types
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The Poignant Page: A Focused Approach to Microfiction
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Pensive Pirates: A Creative Activity on Character, Plot, Conflict, and Red Herrings
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Three Ways of Looking at Me
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Creating Man: A Formula for Character
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Formatting the Story: Focusing on Setting, Character, and Plot
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Crossing Edson's Bridge
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Section 7: Real Life: Writing and Thinking
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Teacher Spy
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The Federal Government at Work
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Research Brochure
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Survivor!
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Turning Point
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Same Facts, Different Audience
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