Writing for Advanced Learners of English Student's Book

This work is a collection of writing activities for advanced learners of English language and literature in upper-secondary schools and universities. The four sections of the book encourage freer written expression through a series of steps: manipulation and invention. Editing Expanding IMITATION: 2.1 Trying different genres: 2.1.1 Acrostics Advertisements Riddles In the manner of...: 2.2.1 Imitating the style of a poem Imitating the style and plot of a story; 2.3 Retelling a well-known story; 2.4 Parodying a writer or a work: 2.4.1 Parodying poems Parodying prose; 2.5 Parodying a genre. 3 VARIATIONS ON A THEME: 3.1 Bias; 3.2 The implied reader; 3.3 Point of view and narrative technique; 3. 4 Different Genres: 3.4.1 Choosing a genre another genre; 3.5 Illustrating parables and proverbs; 3.6 Stylistic constraints; 3.7 Exercises in style; 3.8 Evaluation: 3.8.1 Blurbs Reviews. 4 INVENTION: 4.1 Chain writing; 4.2 Writing about paintings: 4.2.1 Pages on canvas stories; 4.4 Finishing a poem or story: 4.4.1 Finishing a poem Completing a story; 4.5 Filling the gaps; 4.6 Imaginary worlds.

Contents: 1 MANIPULATION: 1.1 Developing a critical mind: 1.1.1 Rewriting Editing Expanding IMITATION: 2.1 Trying different genres: 2.1.1 Acrostics Advertisements Riddles In the manner of ...: 2.2.1 Imitating the style of a poem Imitating the style and plot of a story; 2.3 Retelling a well-known story; 2.4 Parodying a writer or a work: 2.4.1 Parodying poems Parodying prose; 2.5 Parodying a genre. 3 VARIATIONS ON A THEME: 3.1 Bias; 3.2 The implied reader; 3.3 Point of view and narrative technique; 3. 4 Different Genres: 3.4.1 Choosing a genre another genre; 3.5 Illustrating parables and proverbs; 3.6 Stylistic constraints; 3.7 Exercises in style; 3.8 Evaluation: 3.8.1 Blurbs Reviews. 4 INVENTION: 4.1 Chain writing; 4.2 Writing about paintings: 4.2.1 Pages on canvas stories; 4.4 Finishing a poem or story: 4.4.1 Finishing a poem Completing a story; 4.5 Filling the gaps; 4.6 Imaginary worlds.