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Writing to Make a Difference
. Ed(S): Benson, Chris; Etc.; Christian, Scott (Director, Professional Education Center, University Of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Usa); Goswami, Dixie
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The student projects presented in this text demonstrate an approach to teaching writing that requires no special equipment or resources and can be adapted for students of any age. The key is getting students involved in action research and writing about the issues that are important to them. Editor(s): Benson, Chris; etc.; Christian, Scott (Director, Professional Education Center, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, USA); Goswami, Dixie; Gooch, Walter H. (Telecommunications Director, Bread Loaf Teacher Network, Bread Loaf School of English, USA). Series: Practitioner Inquiry Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; JNL; JNU; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
The student projects presented in this book demonstrate a powerful approach to teaching writing - one that requires no special equipment or resources and can be adapted for students of any age. The key is getting students involved in action research and writing about issues that are important to them and their communities. Written by public school teachers, these chapters describe projects covering a variety of issues that include avoiding teenage health risks, preserving oral histories, fighting racism, investigating environmental hazards, decreasing instances of teen pregnancy, and much more. Based on a process-model of writing instruction, these projects will show ... Read more
The student projects presented in this book demonstrate a powerful approach to teaching writing - one that requires no special equipment or resources and can be adapted for students of any age. The key is getting students involved in action research and writing about issues that are important to them and their communities. Written by public school teachers, these chapters describe projects covering a variety of issues that include avoiding teenage health risks, preserving oral histories, fighting racism, investigating environmental hazards, decreasing instances of teen pregnancy, and much more. Based on a process-model of writing instruction, these projects will show ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Practitioner Inquiry Series
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807741870
SKU
V9780807741870
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About . Ed(S): Benson, Chris; Etc.; Christian, Scott (Director, Professional Education Center, University Of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Usa); Goswami, Dixie
Chris Benson is Publications Coordinator at the Bread Loaf School of English and Research Associate at Strom Thurmond Institute at Clemson University. Scott Christian is Director of the Professional Education Center at the University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau. Dixie Goswami is Coordinator at the Bread Loaf Teacher Network, Bread Loaf School of English and Professor Emerita of English at Clemson ... Read more
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