Title: Thinking through theory : Vygotskian perspectives on the teaching of writing /
Authors: Zebroski, James Thomas
Publisher: Boynton/Cook Publishers,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Vygotskiĭ, L. S.; English language Rhetoric Study and teaching Theory, etc.; English language Rhetoric Study and teaching; Report writing Study and teaching
Contents: Introduction: Composing Theory: How Theory Can (And Can't) Help the Writing Teacher -- Pt. 1. Composing Context. Ch. 1. Creating the Introductory Composition Course. Ch. 2. Using Ethnographic Writing to Construct Classroom Knowledge. Ch. 3. Using Portfolios for Reflection Not Evaluation. Ch. 4. Creating the Advanced Writing Course. Ch. 5. When Words Fail -- Pt. 2. Composing Text. Ch. 6. A Vygotskian Theory of Writing. Ch. 7. Writing as Dialogue (and Quarrel). Ch. 8. Vygotsky on Composing: Theoretical Implications. Ch. 9. Writing Time -- Pt. 3. Composing Self. Ch. 10. The Struggle for Voice. Ch. 11. Vygotsky's Theory of Self -- Pt. 4. Composing Society. Ch. 12. Keywords of Composition: A Discipline's Search for Self. Ch. 13. Vygotsky and Composition: Influences on an Emerging Field. Ch. 14. The Grammar Controversy: Tracking a Discipline by Looking for the Conflicts. Ch. 15. The End(s) of Theory.