Pedagogy Apr 2008

The Writing Community: A New Model for the Creative Writing Classroom

Hal Blythe ; Charlie Sweet

Abstract

After creating a taxonomy of classroom approaches to the teaching of creative writing, the authors discuss a current practice they have employed, the writing community. The authors detail its success, place it within current pedagogical research into small-group and team-based learning, and suggest possible applications to allied fields.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2008-04-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-2007-042
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality creative writing

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (4)

  1. Trivedi (2023)
    Preparing for the Posthistorical University
    Pedagogy
  2. Buckton-Tucker (2022)
    An Experiential Approach to Teaching Creative Writing
    Pedagogy
  3. Hedengren (2016)
    The Writing Teacher Who Writes
    Pedagogy
  4. Kostelnik (2014)
    Innovative Frameworks and Tested Lore for Teaching Creative Writing to Undergra…
    Pedagogy

Cites in this index (4)

  1. Holberg et al. (2005)
    Editors' Introduction: An Open Letter to Our Readers
    Pedagogy
  2. Lim (2003)
    The Strangeness of Creative Writing: An Institutional Query
    Pedagogy
  3. Ritter (2001)
    Professional Writers/Writing Professionals: Revamping Teacher Training in Creat…
    College English
  4. Cain (1999)
    Introduction
    College Composition and Communication
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  1. Bizzaro, Patrick. 2004. “Research and Reflection in English Studies: The Special Case of Creative Writing.” C…
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  2. Fink, L. Dee. 2002. “Beyond Small Groups: Harnessing the Extraordinary Power of Learning Teams.” In Team-Base…
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