Expressive writing : classroom and community / edited by Kathleen Adams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adams, Kathleen, 1951- editor.

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

It's easy to W.R.I.T.E. expressive writing series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching.

English language.

Creative writing.

English language--Rhetoric.

Autobiography--Authorship.

Autobiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 240 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Expressive writing is life-based writing that focuses on authentic expression of lived experience, with resultant insight, growth and skill-building. Research shows that expressive writing can help in the development of emotional intelligence, better choice-making, and healthy coping skills. In this Remarkable collection you'll discover, a model for a poetry group for youth at risk; how to help students develop inner resources through metaphor; a "photovoice" project to help at-risk students stay in school; how storytelling develops emotional intelligence in primary school children; a method that helps teachers become more confident writers; how expressive writing can help teachers manage stress and avoid burn-out; hip-hop as "the pen of the people"; finding a writing group; writing with others; the ethics and standards of practice for expressive writing in the classroom and community: and, guidance for all levels of learners: Primary, teens, college-age, adult; professional development, personal growth. Whether you are a teacher, a counselor, a facilitator, or a writer you'll find this volume an invaluable and innovative resource for expressive writing in the classroom and in the community. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Classroom

1 Stories and Storytelling; Good for the Heart and Mind / Mary Hynes-Berry Hynes-Berry, Mary 3

2 "Recipe for Me": Using Poetry to Support the Social-Emotional Health of Youth in Special Education / Mary Tinucci Tinucci, Mary 27

3 Through Students' Eyes: Using "Photovoice" to Help Youth Make Sense of School / Kristien Zenkov Zenkov, Kristien, Jim Harmon Harmon, Jim 53

4 Extended Metaphor: Exploring Personal Odyssey through Expressive Writing / Diane Richard-Allerdyce Richard-Allerdyce, Diane 81

5 Breaking the Cycle of Writing Anxiety: Empowering Teachers to Write / Catherine Quick Quick, Catherine 97

6 The Teacher's Journal: Expressive Writing and Teacher Self-Care / Marisé Barreiro Barreiro, Marisé 115

Section 2 Classroom and Community

7 Toward an Ethics of Writing Instruction: The Role of Institutional Context in the Uses of Personal Writing / Robb Jackson Jackson, Robb 131

Section 3 Community

8 Seeing the World the Way It Is: Transformative Language Arts as Calling and Practice / Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Mirriam-Goldberg, Caryn 157

9 Hip-Hop: Pen of the People / David Shanks Shanks, David, Randy Tonge Tonge, Randy 175

10 The Limits of (Critical) Expressive Writing in Prisons and Jails / Lauren Alessi Alessi, Lauren, Tobi Jacobi Jacobi, Tobi 189

11 The Muse Works a Crowd: The Benefits and Surprises of Writing in Community / Judy Reeves Reeves, Judy 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781475812190

1475812191

Publisher Number:

99962311629

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.