LibGuides: ENGL 245: Imaginative Writing for Young People: Home

Welcome to the Library guide for this course

Here you will find resources for teaching imaginative writing in the classroom.

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Writing-themed Books for Students

The Upside down Boy by Juan Felipe Herrera; Elizabeth Gomez (Illustrator); Alfredo Schifini; Deborah J. Short; Josefina Villamil Tinajero
Call Number: Juv 811.54 H565u
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Call Number: Juv 811.54 W898bg
The Dreamer
Call Number: JuvF .R989d
Pearl Verses the World
Call Number: JuvF .M978p
Jump Back, Paul : The Life and Poetry of Paul Lawrence Dunbar by Sally Derby; Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
Call Number: Juv 811 .D427j
Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White by Melissa Sweet
Call Number: Juv 818.5209 S974s

Includes articles, essays, lesson plans, and other resources for teaching creative writing

Lessons and exercises for the writing classroom

Author Interviews & Book Trailers

Articles and Videos on Teaching Imaginative Writing

Article Databases
Videos

For articles and lesson ideas from Education journals on teaching writing, use the article databases below. Effective search words: imaginative writing or creative writing.

ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) This link opens in a new window
Articles from journals and books in the field of Education. Includes materials on strategies for teaching imaginative writing with children and young adults.
Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers journals in the field of Education. Includes materials on teaching imaginative writing in the classroom.

Interviews with teachers and video demonstrations on teaching creative writing