Empowering Young Writers: The Writers Matter Approach

by Kimberly E. Lewinski, Robert Vogel, Deborah S. Yost

Book Overview

Launched in middle schools in the fall of 2005, the "Writers Matter" approach was designed to discover ways to improve the fit between actual English curricula, district/state standards and, more recently, the Common Core Curriculum Standards for writing instruction. Adapted from Erin Gruwell's successful Freedom Writers Program, "Writers Matter" develops students' skills in the context of personal growth, understanding others, and making broader...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439910820
• ISBN13: 9781439910825
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"