Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community (It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing)

Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community (It's Easy to W.R.I.T.E. Expressive Writing)

<span><span>Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. Research shows that expressive writing can help in the development of emotional intelligence, better choice-making, and healthy coping skills.<br /><br />In this remarkable collection, 11 experts from education and community service join to offer compelling guidance on applied practice. You’ll discover</span></span><br /><ul start="1" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li><span>a model for a poetry group for youth at risk;</span></li><li><span>how to help students develop inner resources through metaphor;</span></li><li><span>a “photovoice” project to help at-risk students stay in school; </span></li><li><span>how storytelling develops emotional intelligence in primary school children; </span></li><li><span>a method that helps teachers become more confident writers;</span></li><li><span>how expressive writing can help teachers manage stress and avoid burn-out;</span></li><li><span>expressive writing as change agent for communities;</span></li><li><span>the benefits and limitations of writing programs in prisons and jails;</span></li><li><span>hip-hop as “the pen of the people”;</span></li><li><span>finding a writing group; writing with others;</span></li><li><span>the ethics and standards of practice for expressive writing in the classroom and community;</span></li><li><span>guidance for all levels of learners: Primary, teens, college-age, adult; professional development, personal growth.</span></li></ul><span><span><br />Whether you are a teacher, a counselor, a facilitator, or a writer you’ll find this volume an invaluable and innovative resource for expressive writing in the classroom and in the community.</span></span>