Enhancing Writing Through Imagery by Karin K Hess

Encouraging Confidence in Creative Expression

An extensive book for the teacher of secondary writing. A gold mine of useful information which could only have been produced by a seasoned teacher experienced in imagery in the secondary classroom. A book you can use every day and never exhaust.

I. An Overview

What is Imagery? Is Imagery Like Meditation? What Makes Imagery Unique?

II. The Imaging Mind & Body

What Happens to the Body During Imagery? Does Relaxation Enhance The Imagery Experience? What Happens To the Mind During Imagery? How Can I Explain The Brain’s Functions To My Students?

III. Imagery in the Classroom

Why Should Imagery Be Used in Education? How Does Imagery Affect Creative Expression? What Do Students Say About Imagery? What Kind of Results Can I Expect?

IV. Introductory Image Activities

What Do You See? Picture From the Past; Imagination Imagery; Pleasant Experiences; Multi-Sensory Images; Guided Fantasy; Changing & Controlling Images; Controllability; Vividness; After-Images; The Workshop

V. Introductory Writing Activities

No! One-Word Conversation; Group Writing; Using Cartoons; Picture/Word Synthesis; Word Synthesis; Free Writing; Multi-Sensory Clustering; Writing Guided Fantasies

VI. Poetry

Warm-Ups; Concrete Poetry; Images; Emotion Poetry; Haiku; Contrast Poetry; Outrageous Themes; Formula Poetry; Modeling; Ballads

VII. Drama

Warm-Ups; Creating a Tableau; Imaging Action; Mastery Rehearsal; Playwriting Ideas-Elements Of The Play-Setting, Dialogue, Characters, Plot, Stage Direction; Writing T.V. Scripts-Story Ideas, Commercial Ideas, Public Service Announcements/News Broadcasts, Writing A Treatment, Shooting Scripts & Storyboards. Camera Directions, Planning A Scene; Guidelines For Video Narration

VIII. Style

Scavenger Hunt; Onomatopoeia; Personification; Simile; Metaphor; Synaesthesia; Synecdoche; Metonymy; Apostrophe; Rhythm-Memorization, Parody, Free Association, Recurrences; Parallel Form

IX. Fiction

Setting; Characterization; Plot; Sample Short Story; Fantasy; Fables; Myths; Tall Tales; Historical Fiction

X. Non-Fiction

Warm-Ups; Arguments; Imaging Your Argument; Expository Prose; Biographies; Autobiographies; The Outrageous Lie; Essays Of Narration; Literary Essay & Clustering Model

XI. Self-Image

Personal Thoughts; A Piece Of Paper; Seeing Yourself Through Someone Else’s Eyes; Recreate An Argument, Top Dog/Under Dog; Four Doors; Imaging Goals; Journals; Wanted Posters; Advertisements; Outrageous Resume; Suggested Formulas; Suggested Topics

XII. Polish to Publish

Polishing The Writing; General Guidelines For Teachers; General Guidelines For Students; Guidelines For Poetry; Guidelines For Plays; Polishing The Presentation; Ideas On Grading; Publishing Ideas; Magazines That Publish Student Work; Tips On Submitting Manuscripts; Additional Resources.

XIII. Content Area Writing

Suggested Ideas; Suggested Formulas; Discourse Forms For Content Area Writing

XIV. Appendices