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Adolescent Literacy and Writing: Narratives Outside the Classroom

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Adolescent Literacy and Writing: Narratives Outside the Classroom

Contributors:

By (Author) Courtney Brown

ISBN:

9781793614001

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Lexington Books

Publication Date:

17th August 2020

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

808.0420712

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

104

Dimensions:

Width 162mm, Height 241mm, Spine 15mm

Weight:

336g

Description

Writing is a powerful communication tool. It affords the opportunity for creative expression and the analysis of comprehensive thought. This monograph describes the authentic writing experiences of three African American adolescent members of an after-school writing club situated in a boarding school. Without the constraints imposed by deadlines, rubrics, grading, teacher feedback, or test-centered, argumentative compositions, members of the club participated in eleven writing sessions where they co-constructed meaningful dialogue, wrote original manuscripts, and developed a supportive social community. The sociocultural context of these adolescents experiences with writing presents themes of choice, collaboration, creativity, and catharsis told in a series of dynamic narratives.

Reviews

Dr. Courtney Brown lifts the power of the narrative outside the classroom to a more non-traditional setting and allows us to peer into an academic free lens that translates the motivations, interests, and processes that influence writings developmental evolution in the youth of today. Adolescent Literacy and Writing: Narratives outside the Classroom is filled with communication, collaboration, and creativity that is certain to deepen the power of the narrative. -- Gia D. Washington, Louisiana State University

Author Bio

Courtney A. Brown, PhD, is CEO of Somebodys Answer LLC.

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