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

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