"Grades K-12; National Writing Project"--Cover.
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.
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Writing for a change : boosting literacy and learning through social action. ISBN 9780787986575. Published by Jossey-Bass in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
