Description
Book SynopsisWriting 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.
Trade ReviewDr. 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 writing’s 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
Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Jean’s Story
Chapter Three: Mary’s Story
Chapter Four: Meisha’s Story
Chapter Five: Discussion, Implications and Conclusions
