Archive 20: Articles and ideas published in the 20th century on the teaching of English that are still useful in the 21st century.
Question: How can you help students who complain that they have nothing to write about?
Answer: Students staple the following list of topics to the inside of their writing folders.
dirt biking
cameras and photography
scuba diving
Kung Fu
needlepoint
Transcendental Meditation
rock hounding
sewing
horses
boating
candle-making
gymnastics
writing
macramé
sky-gliding
ceramics
car engines
chemistry
singing
playing a musical instrument
(type: ……………………..)
rocketry
homemade ice cream
cooking
flying
traveling
backpacking
life saving
fly-tying
clamming
canoeing
rock climbing
embroidery or crewel
wood carving
carpentry
electronics
deep sea fishing
poetry
rap music
deep sea diving
hunting
leatherwork
camping
pen & ink drawing
horse racing
sign language
rodeos
lobstering
computer games
ice fishing
stamps
skating
coins
antiques
pastels
haircutting
foraging
bowling
ski-mobiling
sailing
track and field
swimming
skateboards
astronomy
astrology
model-constructing
modeling (clothes)
collecting mushrooms
(or collecting something else)
Judo
wild flowers
acting
acupuncture
softball
water colors
chess
maple syruping
diving
railroads
trapping
Disney World
national parks
origami
weaving
oil painting
Parchesi
Majong
movie-making
impersonations
caterpillars and insects
kite flying
frisbee throwing
indoor plants
kiteconstruction
script writing
karate
Falconry
gerbils
kazoos
bobsledding
soccer
lacrosse
surfing
backgammon
squash (game)
tropical fish
trivia
ballet
puppetry
knitting and crocheting
Monopoly
football
baseball
skiing
ski-jumping
animal training
Areas or subjects in which I excel that have been left off the list……………………………………………………….
Something I’ve done that no one in the class has ever done: …………………………………………………………..
Title: “Experience Portfolios: An Approach to Student Writing.” Johanna Sweet. English Journal (September 1976), 50-51.
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