Pyrotechnics on the Page: Playful Craft That Sparks Writing
"With Pyrotechnics on the Page, Ralph is poised to teach so many of us once again in a whole new way, and we're going to have a grand ol' time learning what he wants to teach us about playing with language."-from the foreword by katie Wood Ray" "Writers in every field play with words each time they sit down at their desks. In his newest book, Ralph Fletcher demonstrates how playful craft can energize student writing and breathe new energy into the writing workshop." Pyrotechnics on the Page...
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Children have a natural affinity for language play; Pyrotechnics on the Page demonstrates how writing teachers can tap into it. This book provides a wealth of resources for teachers, including information on the roots and developmental importance of language play, a how-to on using the writer’s notebook as a playground for students to explore and experiment with verbal pyrotechnics, an in-depth look at the kind of language play commonly used by writers, twenty-four brand new craft lessons to bring pyrotechnics into the classroom, and an extensive bibliography of relevant mentor texts. Pyrotechnics on the Page is vintage Fletcher: personal, anecdotal, and practical.
Craft LessonsForeword Katie Wood Ray Ray, Katie WoodPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPLAYING AROUND 71 Pyrotechnics and Play 22 A Love Affair with Words 73 Writers Behaving Playfully 154 Lessons from a Talking Elf 215 A Developmental Perspective 27GETTING SERIOUS 336 Inventing Words 347 Puns 438 Idioms/Expressions 519 Allusions 6110 Harnessing the Supple Power of Sentences 69PLAYFUL CLASSROOMS 7511 Reclaiming the Play in Language Play 7612 Igniting Pyrotecchnics in the Classroom 8113 The Limits of Labeling: A Brief Cautionary Tale 8914 Parting Shors 9315 Questions and Answers 95CRAFT LESSONS 10116 Pyrotechnics Craft Lessons for Young Writers 102RESOURCES 129Appendix A Pyrotechnics Glossary 130Appendix B Oxymorons 137Appendix C Expressions/Idioms 139Appendix D Sentence Reversals 141Appendix E Rosie's Book of Sayings. Kim Stafford 143Appendix F Getting Phoo Dog, Seth Loomis 147Appendix G Once Upon a Twice, Denise Doyen 149Appendix H Playing in the Face of Reason, Rich Reilly 150Appendix I The Poetry of J. Patrick Lewis 152Appendix J Where Can You Find a New Nose? Ralph Fletcher 157Appendix K Snicking Up the Rug, Ralph Fletcher 159Appendix L Beach Baby, Ralph Fletcher 160Appendix M Chocolate, Max Gilmore 161Appendix N Owl Pellers, Ralph Fletcher 162Appendix O Sledding Disaster, Ralph Fletcher 164Bibliography 165
