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<p><ul> <i>I recommend this book to all teachers who teach writing . . . the way you teach writing will change forever.</i> <br> - Brian Cambourne, Wollongong University </ul> If a school reflects the beliefs of its community, then its curriculum mirrors how children are valued and what kinds of learning matter most. In some schools well-intentioned writing curriculum disengages students from their world by artificially limiting their natural zest for self-expression. That's why, argues Lorraine Wilson, it's crucial that writing be structured to open students' eyes and excite them with the many possibilities that literate behaviors offer. <i>Writing to Live</i> specifically addresses ways to make writing curriculum relevant to students' lives while helping them develop the skills to become active, critically aware citizens. Wilson introduces a variety of contemporary, research-based strategies that bring writing instruction into the moment and engage students-strategies such as&#58; <ul> <li>welcoming children to think and write about hot topics of their choice</li> <li>encouraging them to bring their out-of-school literacies into the classroom</li> <li>inviting them to explore a b

Author

Lorraine Wilson; Brian Cambourne

Publisher

Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780325008370

Subjects

Education