Talking, Sketching, Moving Multiple Literacies in the Teaching of Writing

Name: Talking, Sketching, Moving Multiple Literacies in the Teaching of Writing
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ISBN: 9780867095708

ISBN-10: 0867095709

ISBN-13: 9780867095708

Edition: 2001

Authors: Patricia Dunn, Steven M. North

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I had two very strong responses to this book. On the one hand, I was simply impressed. . . . On the other hand - and precisely because it was so effectively written - the book made me squirm. . . . Talk about hitting home. - Stephen M .North College composition is failing on three counts: we are not using all available means of helping students realize and use the power of written text; we are relying too much on linguistic pathways; and we are not taking full advantage of what students can teach us about other ways of knowing. In short, we're excluding people. Talking, Sketching, Moving offers a better alternative. Patricia Dunn makes the case for a writing pedagogy that draws upon…

Book details

List price: $46.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 9/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.90" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction



Challenging Theories of Knowing



Paulo Freire's "Multiple Channels of Communication"



Strategies for Using Sketching, Speaking, Movement, and Metaphor to Generate and Organize Text



Revising and Editing: Myths, Metaphors, and Multisensory Strategies



Using Non-Writing to Analyze Reading



Handling Professional Issues


Works Cited


Index