Contents (Tentative)
Acknowledgments?xi
1.?Writing to Make an Impact?1
Writing That Matters?2
Writing That Goes Places?3
Impact in the Here and Now ?4
Writing in the ?Real World??6
Expanding the Vision of Writing in School?7
Classroom Closeups?8
Teaching Playbook?10
Student Writing?11
2.?Getting Your Mojo?12
About This Chapter: Building Confidence and Know-How for Writing That Makes an Impact?12
Mojo Builder #1: Understanding the Context for Writing?12
Classroom Closeup: Helping Writers Connect with Context?13
Student Writing?15
Mojo Builder #2: Helping Writers Come Up With Content?16
Classroom Closeup: Building and Shaping Content?17
Teaching Playbook?24
3.?Writing Your Narrative?29
About This Chapter: Doing Justice to Narrative?30
Classroom Closeup: Letting Stories Do the Work?31
Classroom Closeup: Making Narrative Sing?34
Teaching Playbook?42
4.?Writing for Poetic Effect?47
About This Chapter: What Comes from Writing Poems?48
Classroom Closeup: Language and Identity?49
Poetry and Narrative?51
Poetry or Prose or What??53
The Takeaways?54
Teaching Playbook?55
5.?Writing to Take Action?60
About This Chapter: Educating for Democracy with Civic Engagement?62
Classroom Closeup: Teaching Students How to Take Action?63
The Role of an Advocate?63
Teaching Civic Engagement Tactics?64
Putting Civic Engagement Projects in Perspective?68
Student Reflections?69
Highs and Lows of Civic Engagement Projects?70
Motivating Students to Take Action?73
Teaching Playbook?76
6.?Writing to Figure Things Out?81
About This Chapter: Reflective Writing to Enhance Learning?82
Classroom Closeup: Making Economics Personally Meaningful ?83
Figuring Things Out Through Writing in the Disciplines?87
Classroom Closeup: Using Reflections to Stop and Take Stock ?89
Teaching Playbook ?92
7.?Writing to Think Critically?95
About This Chapter: Capitalizing on Curiosity?95
Classroom Closeup: The Proteus Project?97
Classroom Closeup: ?I Wish I?d Been There??109
Writing History?114
Teaching Playbook?117
8.?Conclusion?126
Expanding Writing Tasks and Experiences?127
Getting Started?129
Play the Name Game?131
Last but Not Least?
References?133
Index?139
About the Authors?