Writing to Make an Impact
Expanding the Vision of Writing in the Secondary Classroom
Will be published approx. on 17. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-8077-6396-4 (ISBN)
Description
Through ideas and practices straight from the classrooms of outstanding teachers, this lively resource illustrates writing that makes an impact on a reader, a writer, or a cause-writing that everyone wants to read. The book is rich with student work that shows how writing can make things happen in the world. The authors provide ready-to-use lessons that include a full range of writing, including poetry, narrative, petitions, proposals, emails, self-reflections, long-term projects, and critical analyses.Book Features:
Incorporates the voices and practices of many talented writing teachers.
Employs an upbeat style with a clear, easy-to-follow framework.
Encourages writing that changes minds, tells stories, calls for action, creates awareness or empathy, touches emotions, or promotes new thinking.
Provides accessible teaching ideas, short exercises, and student models.
Builds on students' experiences with social media and their interest in social issues.
Incorporates the voices and practices of many talented writing teachers.
Employs an upbeat style with a clear, easy-to-follow framework.
Encourages writing that changes minds, tells stories, calls for action, creates awareness or empathy, touches emotions, or promotes new thinking.
Provides accessible teaching ideas, short exercises, and student models.
Builds on students' experiences with social media and their interest in social issues.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8077-6396-4 (9780807763964)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sandra Murphy is former secondary teacher and professor emerita of education at the University of California, Davis. Mary Ann Smith is a former secondary teacher. She directed the Bay Area and California Writing Projects and served as director of government relations for the National Writing Project.
Content
Acknowledgments?xi
1.?Writing to Make an Impact?1
Writing That Matters?2
Writing That Goes Places?3
Impact in the Here and Now ?4
Writing in the "Real World"?6
Expanding the Vision of Writing in School?7
Classroom Closeups?8
Teaching Playbook?10
Student Writing?11
2.?Getting Your Mojo?12
About This Chapter: Building Confidence and Know-How for Writing That Makes an Impact?12
Mojo Builder #1: Understanding the Context for Writing?12
Classroom Closeup: Helping Writers Connect with Context?13
Student Writing?15
Mojo Builder #2: Helping Writers Come Up With Content?16
Classroom Closeup: Building and Shaping Content?17
Teaching Playbook?24
3.?Writing Your Narrative?29
About This Chapter: Doing Justice to Narrative?30
Classroom Closeup: Letting Stories Do the Work?31
Classroom Closeup: Making Narrative Sing?34
Teaching Playbook?42
4.?Writing for Poetic Effect?47
About This Chapter: What Comes from Writing Poems?48
Classroom Closeup: Language and Identity?49
Poetry and Narrative?51
Poetry or Prose or What??53
The Takeaways?54
Teaching Playbook?55
5.?Writing to Take Action?60
About This Chapter: Educating for Democracy with Civic Engagement?62
Classroom Closeup: Teaching Students How to Take Action?63
The Role of an Advocate?63
Teaching Civic Engagement Tactics?64
Putting Civic Engagement Projects in Perspective?68
Student Reflections?69
Highs and Lows of Civic Engagement Projects?70
Motivating Students to Take Action?73
Teaching Playbook?76
6.?Writing to Figure Things Out?81
About This Chapter: Reflective Writing to Enhance Learning?82
Classroom Closeup: Making Economics Personally Meaningful ?83
Figuring Things Out Through Writing in the Disciplines?87
Classroom Closeup: Using Reflections to Stop and Take Stock ?89
Teaching Playbook ?92
7.?Writing to Think Critically?95
About This Chapter: Capitalizing on Curiosity?95
Classroom Closeup: The Proteus Project?97
Classroom Closeup: "I Wish I'd Been There"?109
Writing History?114
Teaching Playbook?117
8.?Conclusion?126
Expanding Writing Tasks and Experiences?127
Getting Started?129
Play the Name Game?131
Last but Not Least?
References?133
Index?139
About the Authors?
1.?Writing to Make an Impact?1
Writing That Matters?2
Writing That Goes Places?3
Impact in the Here and Now ?4
Writing in the "Real World"?6
Expanding the Vision of Writing in School?7
Classroom Closeups?8
Teaching Playbook?10
Student Writing?11
2.?Getting Your Mojo?12
About This Chapter: Building Confidence and Know-How for Writing That Makes an Impact?12
Mojo Builder #1: Understanding the Context for Writing?12
Classroom Closeup: Helping Writers Connect with Context?13
Student Writing?15
Mojo Builder #2: Helping Writers Come Up With Content?16
Classroom Closeup: Building and Shaping Content?17
Teaching Playbook?24
3.?Writing Your Narrative?29
About This Chapter: Doing Justice to Narrative?30
Classroom Closeup: Letting Stories Do the Work?31
Classroom Closeup: Making Narrative Sing?34
Teaching Playbook?42
4.?Writing for Poetic Effect?47
About This Chapter: What Comes from Writing Poems?48
Classroom Closeup: Language and Identity?49
Poetry and Narrative?51
Poetry or Prose or What??53
The Takeaways?54
Teaching Playbook?55
5.?Writing to Take Action?60
About This Chapter: Educating for Democracy with Civic Engagement?62
Classroom Closeup: Teaching Students How to Take Action?63
The Role of an Advocate?63
Teaching Civic Engagement Tactics?64
Putting Civic Engagement Projects in Perspective?68
Student Reflections?69
Highs and Lows of Civic Engagement Projects?70
Motivating Students to Take Action?73
Teaching Playbook?76
6.?Writing to Figure Things Out?81
About This Chapter: Reflective Writing to Enhance Learning?82
Classroom Closeup: Making Economics Personally Meaningful ?83
Figuring Things Out Through Writing in the Disciplines?87
Classroom Closeup: Using Reflections to Stop and Take Stock ?89
Teaching Playbook ?92
7.?Writing to Think Critically?95
About This Chapter: Capitalizing on Curiosity?95
Classroom Closeup: The Proteus Project?97
Classroom Closeup: "I Wish I'd Been There"?109
Writing History?114
Teaching Playbook?117
8.?Conclusion?126
Expanding Writing Tasks and Experiences?127
Getting Started?129
Play the Name Game?131
Last but Not Least?
References?133
Index?139
About the Authors?