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Empowering Young Writers : the ""Writers Matter"" Approach.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resource (193 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781439910832
  • 9781306539999
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • LB1576 .E476 2014
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Contents:
With Erin Bloom and Dianna Newton; 4. Building Relationships and Community in the Classroom; Part II; 5. Building Writing Self-Efficacy through Writers' Workshops; 6. Implementing the Writers' Workshop -- With Steve Clark; 7. Teaching Revision with Honesty -- With Dianna Newton; Part III.
With Erin Bloom9. Integrating Literature and Writing -- With Dianna Newton; 10. Making Deeper Connections through Integrated Learning; 11. Integrating History, Reading, and Writing -- With Francesca Cantarini; Part IV; 12 Making Community and World Connections through Writing; Appendix A: Students' Writing Relating to the Five Writers Matter Themes; Appendix B: Web Resource for Teachers; References; Index.
Subject: Launched in middle schools in the fall of 2005, the ""Writers Matter"" approach was designed to discover ways to improve the fit between actual English curricula, district/state standards and, more recently, the Common Core Curriculum Standards for writing instruction. Adapted from Erin Gruwell's successful Freedom Writers Program, ""Writers Matter"" develops students' skills in the context of personal growth, understanding others, and making broader connections to the world. Empowering Young Writers explains and expands on the practical aspects of the ""Wri.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; 1. Empowering Young Writers through the Writers Matter Approach; 2. Posing Intriguing Themes to Stimulate Adolescents' Writing; 3. Inspiring Students to Write about Their Lives -- With Erin Bloom and Dianna Newton; 4. Building Relationships and Community in the Classroom; Part II; 5. Building Writing Self-Efficacy through Writers' Workshops; 6. Implementing the Writers' Workshop -- With Steve Clark; 7. Teaching Revision with Honesty -- With Dianna Newton; Part III.

8. Using Poetry and Mentor Texts to Stimulate Personal Writing Reflections -- With Erin Bloom9. Integrating Literature and Writing -- With Dianna Newton; 10. Making Deeper Connections through Integrated Learning; 11. Integrating History, Reading, and Writing -- With Francesca Cantarini; Part IV; 12 Making Community and World Connections through Writing; Appendix A: Students' Writing Relating to the Five Writers Matter Themes; Appendix B: Web Resource for Teachers; References; Index.

Launched in middle schools in the fall of 2005, the ""Writers Matter"" approach was designed to discover ways to improve the fit between actual English curricula, district/state standards and, more recently, the Common Core Curriculum Standards for writing instruction. Adapted from Erin Gruwell's successful Freedom Writers Program, ""Writers Matter"" develops students' skills in the context of personal growth, understanding others, and making broader connections to the world. Empowering Young Writers explains and expands on the practical aspects of the ""Wri.

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