Publisher's Synopsis
Do you feel like your students are capable of more when it comes to writing? You've probably read numerous pieces of writing - about new pets, baby sisters, or the latest video games - that reflect students' personal lives rather than new understandings about themselves and the world around them. This book shows upper elementary-grade teachers how incorporating critical literacy into writer's workshop will take their students' writing to the next level.;Author Lee Heffernan shares her story of a yearlong project that changed the type of writing that third-grade students produced as they learned to bridge their personal lives and social issues through social-narrative writing. This critical literacy approach to writer's workshop allows students to disrupt the commonplace; question multiple viewpoints, explore sociopolitical issues, and take action to promote social justice. The chapters provide insight into each step of the author's journey to help you take the first steps toward implementing this type of workshop in your classroom. Plus, you'll discover how integrating critical literacy into writer's workshop allows students to engage in a form of social action as they actively critique the connections between their personal lives and society. Use Critical Literacy and Writer's Workshop to reimagine your teaching and redefine students' writing.
