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Educators—Teach your students to be “Topic Detectives!”

City Life Books is proud to present this streamlined classroom guide to companion with the young adult book Creating Ideas: Discover Writing Topics in Daily Life.

This guidebook includes:

· A practical outline detailing each section

· Individual and Group Examples for each section

· Activity pages at the end of each section that have been given a “Copyright Permission” to photocopy for classroom use

· Bonus Activity pages with examples given for classroom writing

· Follows the same format as the book: Create an Idea → Discover a Writing Topic

Two binding options have been produced—Spiral Bound for educators easy use and Perfect Bound for libraries.  

(8.5 x 11 in size, 150 pages)

$14.95

“Where was this book when I was growing up?”

Myra Coyle, Mother of four students

“I have been able to use individual exercises in this book as classroom activities. The students loved being detectives when going through their backpacks.”

Charlie Walters, Middle School Teacher

“Due to the conversational style, I have started using Creating Ideas with my adult writing group at the library. This fun format is less intimidating for them and the results have been surprising!”

Sheila Harmon, Librarian

Library ISBN 0-933470-11-8

Perfect Binding

COMMENTS:

“We loved having Gayle come and talk to the kids about her unique ways in coming up with writing ideas. She surprised the entire classroom with her “shoe idea” and motivated the students. All of my students now know who Imelda Marcos is and they will never look at their shoes the same way again!”

Virginia Santos, High School Teacher

“We have been keeping Creating Ideas: Discover Writing Topics in Daily Life on the bookshelf since we took a ‘field trip’ to the parking lot and tried out one of the exercises in her book. The kids loved playing ‘detectives’ and coming up with conclusions about where my car had traveled!”

Lewis Stratton, 7th grade Teacher

“Thank you for your participation to benefit the library and celebrate Alameda High School. It was a pleasure having you participate with your book and talk to the students about writing.”

Barbara Tinklenberg, Librarian

“My daughter struggled with coming up with a research idea. After I got her your book, she wrote about her favorite song and the roots of the band. I have taken it and I am using it for a classroom project.”

Denise Callahan, Mother and Teacher

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Educator ISBN 0-9746860-9-7

Spiral Binding