Foreword / Patrick Shannon -- Literature : art, tool and more / Vivian Yenika-Agbaw -- The transformative power of children's literature in the classroom / Teresa Sychterz -- Writing public service announcements and genre jabs / Jason Griffith -- Using photo story to rewrite the classics / Jason Griffith -- Multi-genre projects and the urban classroom : an examination of language and critical literacy / Donna-Marie Cole-Malott -- Digital literacy : writing biographies / Jason Moser -- Literature responses and academic writing / Vivian Yenika-Agbaw -- Chatting with artists / Mary Napoli & Sychterz -- Graphic novels comes alive in a sixth grade classroom / Mary Napoli & Teresa Sychterz -- Appendix A: Transformative teaching practices -- Appendix B: Teaching resources
Summary
Adolescents Rewrite their Worlds offers alternative ways teachers can engage young adolescents with the writing process using literature. The contributors discuss the values of writing in twenty-first century classrooms and global societies, remarking that writing is first a personal exploration that is informed by cultural practices
