Academic literacy in the English classroom
Subtitle: helping underprepared and working class students succeed in college
By: edited by Carolyn R. Boiarsky
Contributors: Boiarsky, Carolyn R
Publisher: Boynton/Cook Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Language arts (Secondary); College preparation programs; Academic achievement; Working class -- Education (Secondary)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: Working class students in the academy : who are they? / Carolyn R. Boiarsky with Julie Hagemann and Judith Burdan; title: Learning to learn : helping students become independent thinkers / Carolyn R. Boiarsky; title: Domain-specific heuristics for composition : helping students write academic prose / Carolyn R. Boiarsky; title: The work of composition : helping students mix function and art to become carpenters and poets / Stephan Fox; title: Challenging but safe environments : helping students succeed in college writing / Kelly Bellanger and Diane Panozzo; title: Map makers : helping students become active readers / Judith Burdan; title: Walking with light : helping students participate in the literary dialog / Judith Burdan; title: A metalinguistic approach : helping students acquire the language of the academy / Julie Ann Hagemann