num_pages: 196
description: "My students walk out the school door into a social emergency, " Linda Christensen writes. "They are in the center of it. I believe that writing is a basic skill that will help them both understand that emergency and work to change it." This practical, inspirational book offers essays, lesson plans, and a remarkable collection of student writing, all rooted in an unwavering focus on language arts teaching for justice.
language: English
title: Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching about Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word
titlecomplete: Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching about Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word
genres: Social Justice, Education, Reference, Grad School, School, Writing, Nonfiction, Teaching, Politics
ratings_count: 366
publisher: Rethinking Schools