Writing for a change
Subtitle: boosting literacy and learning through social action
By: Kristina Berdan ... [et al.], editors ; foreword by Richard Sterling.
Contributors: Berdan, Kristina.; National Writing Project (U.S.)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Jossey-Bass teacher
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint
Published: 2006
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780787986575
Subjects: Language arts; Written communication -- Study and teaching; English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching; Social action
Notes: "Grades K-12; National Writing Project"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index.
Table of contents: title: One: exploring student-driven learning and literacy through social action; title: Part one: Social action in practice; title: Two: Power play / Paula Laub; title: Three:  lending student voice to curriculum planning / Dietta Poston Hitchcock; title: Four: Tthe story of the youth dreamers : in their own words / Mildred Harris, Chantel Morant, Shanta Crippen, Chris Lawson, Chekana Reid, Cierra Cary, Tiffani Young-Smith; title: Five: Reflections on the youth dreamers / Kristina Berdan; title: Six: Community action in a summer writing institute / Chinwe "La Tanya" Obijiofor; title: Seven: Changing our world / Lori Farias, critics of society class; title: Eight: Poetry and power in the creative writing workshop / Maggie Folkers; title: Nine: Shall we dance? / Connie Ellard Bunch; title: Ten: The march on John Philip Sousa / Elizabeth A. Davis; title: Eleven: Social action and parent involvement / Mildred Serra; title: Part two. Getting started with social action; title: Twelve: Learning from social action : reflections on teaching and social action; title: Thirteen: Principles for practice : what is social action? / Jennie Fleming, Ian Boulton; title: Fourteen: Recommendations for the classroom : before you start / Jennie Fleming, Ian Boulton; title: Part three. Stuff you can try : activities for social action; title: Metro map; title: Naming the group; title: Community vocabulary; title: Devising the vision; title: How we behave in groups; title: Movie poster; title: Four faces; title: But why?; title: Codes; title: Changing your mind; title: Sculpts; title: The three c's; title: SWOT; title: Ideal specimen; title: Force field analysis; title: Worst nightmare; title: Now/soon/later; title: The swimming pool; title: Messages.