Resource Topics
Teaching Writing - Writing Processes
Featured Resources
The Process Approach to Writing Instruction: Examining Its Effectiveness
Handbook of Writing Research ,
2005
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An Opportunity on Elm Street
Turning Points in Teaching: Narrative Reflection on Professional Practice,
2001
Brett Stonebrick
Brett Stonebrick, a teacher-consultant with the Oregon Writing Project at the University of Willamette, describes a breakthrough that occurred in his thinking about student-generated topics when he opened up to the desire of an uncooperative and underperforming first-grader to discuss and write about a slasher movie.
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Additional Resources
A Thousand Writers Writing: Seeking Change through the Radical Practice of Writing as a Way of Being
July 2010
Robert Yagelski
Robert Yagelski, director of the New York Capital District Writing Project, discusses the transformative power of writing as an act in and of itself as he reevaluates the traditional motivations for teaching writing in schools.
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Book Review: The Digital Writing Workshop
February 2010
Ken Martin
Ken Martin, technology liaison with the Maine Writing Project, says this book's emphasis on connecting writing workshops to technology tools will alleviate the fear or preoccupation with which many teachers approach new media.
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Teaching Labs and Teacher-Leaders
January 2010
Michael Weller
Michael Weller, a teacher-consultant with the Los Angles Writing Project, details the multifaceted opportunities the writing project has provided him: a chance to teach in a young writers camp, a classroom focused on writing workshop principles, and a role as a faculty leader.
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