Writing for a change : boosting literacy and learning through social action /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Writing Project (U.S.)
Other Authors: Berdan, Kristina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, [2006]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Jossey-Bass teacher.
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • One: exploring student-driven learning and literacy through social action
  • Part one: Social action in practice
  • Two: Power play / Paula Laub
  • Three: lending student voice to curriculum planning / Dietta Poston Hitchcock
  • Four: Tthe story of the youth dreamers : in their own words / Mildred Harris, Chantel Morant, Shanta Crippen, Chris Lawson, Chekana Reid, Cierra Cary, Tiffani Young-Smith
  • Five: Reflections on the youth dreamers / Kristina Berdan
  • Six: Community action in a summer writing institute / Chinwe "La Tanya" Obijiofor
  • Seven: Changing our world / Lori Farias, critics of society class
  • Eight: Poetry and power in the creative writing workshop / Maggie Folkers
  • Nine: Shall we dance? / Connie Ellard Bunch
  • Ten: The march on John Philip Sousa / Elizabeth A. Davis
  • Eleven: Social action and parent involvement / Mildred Serra
  • Part two. Getting started with social action
  • Twelve: Learning from social action : reflections on teaching and social action
  • Thirteen: Principles for practice : what is social action? / Jennie Fleming, Ian Boulton
  • Fourteen: Recommendations for the classroom : before you start / Jennie Fleming, Ian Boulton
  • Part three. Stuff you can try : activities for social action
  • Metro map
  • Naming the group
  • Community vocabulary
  • Devising the vision
  • How we behave in groups
  • Movie poster
  • Four faces
  • But why?
  • Codes
  • Changing your mind
  • Sculpts
  • The three c's
  • SWOT
  • Ideal specimen
  • Force field analysis
  • Worst nightmare
  • Now/soon/later
  • The swimming pool
  • Messages.