ABSTRACT
This text presents a variety of ways for students to meet traditional instructional goals in writing while also learning how writing can help them become stewards of the natural world and advocates for their own communities. Built on a foundation of emerging research and theory and grounded in the lived reality of teachers, this book explores the material and virtual worlds as places that can be equally productive as sources for authentic writing. Readers will find place-based writing activities, lesson ideas, and samples of student work in every chapter. With practical and classroom-tested ideas, Place-Based Writing in Action is a useful text for preservice and in-service English teachers, as well as any educator who wants to move the act of writing beyond the four walls of the classroom.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|64 pages
Meaningful Encounters with the Great Outdoors
chapter 1|13 pages
An Introduction to Place-Based Writing
part II|58 pages
Finding the Intersection between Community, History, and Self
chapter 8|13 pages
Where Do Mountain Goats Sleep?
part III|40 pages
Writing about Art and Writing as Art
chapter 10|15 pages
Finding Your Truth
part IV|47 pages
Using Digital Tools to Bring the Outside World into the Classroom