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Teaching Writing - Genre - General

Using Genre in the Social Studies Classroom

April 2008
Keri E. Scheidel
In this chapter from Writing Intention: Prompting Professional Learning through Student Work, Kari Scheidel, who is with the Lake Michigan Writing Project, discusses how she immerses her students in the study of American history by introducing them to writing in genres such as plays, news articles, and brochures. More ›

The Writing Classroom as a Laboratory for Democracy: An Interview with Don Rothman

Higher Education Exchange, 2005
David Brown, coeditor of the Higher Education Exchange, interviews Don Rothman, former director of the Central California Writing Project, who for more than 30 years taught writing "as if the world depended on it." More ›

Linking Genre to Standards and Equity

The Quarterly, 2004
Tom Fox
Fox describes the work of three teachers who have successfully linked genre and purpose and provided evidence that "a thoughtful pedagogy of genres can bridge the gap between disenfranchised students and communities and schools." More ›

The Spirit of Volunteerism in English Composition

The Quarterly, Spring 2003
Jim Wilcox
Wilcox links writing in a variety of genres to the social awareness program that is at the core of his college English class. More ›

Book Review: Blending Genre, Altering Style: Writing Multigenre Papers, by Tom Romano

The Quarterly, Fall 2000
Stephen Smarjesse
Smarjesse argues that Romano's multigenre approach engages students in higher levels of creative thought, helping them also to develop and hone basic skills. More ›