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Writing for a change, boosting literacy and learning through social action, Kristina Berdan ... [et al.] editors ; foreword by Richard Sterling

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index

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Writing for a change

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Kristina Berdan ... [et al.] editors ; foreword by Richard Sterling

boosting literacy and learning through social action

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: The 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