Writing to Make an Impact: Expanding the Vision of Writing in the Secondary Classroom

ISBN-13: 9780807763964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 160 str.

Sandra Murphy; Mary Ann Smith

Spis treści

• 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