PIPPIN PUBLISHINGLIFEWRITING: LEARNING THROUGH PERSONAL NARRATIVE |
ISBN: 0-88751-042-6 View Graphical Site Go Back |
Descript: We do it all the time: telling the stories of our lives is fundamental to communicating with others. In Lifewriting, Sydney Butler and Roy Bentley explain how teachers can take advantage of this natural process to enrich classroom writing programs. Special chapters explain how lifewriting can be used with ESL students and adults, as well as how computers can enhance this unique approach to motivating students to think of themselves - indeed, to see themselves - as real writers. Audience: Writers and would-be writers of any age with their own stories to tell. Paperback 6" x 9" |
Table of contents: What Is Lifewriting? Why Lifewriting in Schools? Where in the School? The Values of Lifewriting Beginning Lifewriting Developing Lifewriting Units and Programs Collaboration in Lifewriting Practical Approaches in the Classroom Extending Lifewriting across the Curriculum Lifewriting and Computers Evaluating Lifewriting Lifewriting for ESL Students Lifewriting for Adults Lifewriting for Teachers |
Review: "This book is a particularly rich resource for us to draw upon. It is also especially timely, given the importance which personal narratives are taking on in the educational process." -- Alan Maley in The English Teacher |