Writing groups inside and outside the classroom /

Writing groups inside and outside the classroom /

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Imprint:	Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 264 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Press Series International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Press Series.
Subject:	English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching. Interdisciplinary approach in education. Creative writing -- Study and teaching. Report writing -- Study and teaching. Writing centers. Creative writing -- Study and teaching. English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching. Interdisciplinary approach in education. Report writing -- Study and teaching. Writing centers. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11297289

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Other authors / contributors:	Moss, Beverly J. Nicolas, Melissa. Highberg, Nels Pearson.
ISBN:	1410610160 9781410610164 0805846999 9780805846997 0805847006 9780805847000
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Showing that writing groups function first and foremost as literary events, this work argues for writing groups to be seen contextually. One can then begin to comprehend the different types of collaboration that take place in writing groups across setting and communities.
Other form:	Print version: Writing groups inside and outside the classroom. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004 0805846999 0805847006

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Summary:	This unique collection considers the nature of writing groups inside and outside the academic environment. Exploring writing groups as contextual literacy events, editors Beverly J. Moss, Nels P. Highberg, and Melissa Nicolas bring together contributors to document and reflect on the various types of collaborations that occur in writing groups in a wide range of settings, both within and outside the academy.<br> <br> The chapters in this volume respond to a variety of questions about writing groups, including:<br> What is the impact of gender, race, and socioeconomic class on power dynamics in writing groups?<br> When is a writing group a community and are all writing groups communities?<br> How does the local community of a writing group impact the participation of group members in other local or global communities?<br> How does the local community of a writing group impact the participation of group members in other local or global communities?<br> What actions contribute to a strong community of writers and what actions contribute to the breakdown of community?<br> When and for whom are writing groups ineffective?<br> *What is it about belonging to a community of writers that makes writing groups appealing to so many within and beyond the academy?<br> <br> Each chapter highlights how writing groups, whether or not they are labeled as such, function in various spaces and locations, and how collaboration works when writers from a variety of backgrounds with diverse interests come together.<br> <br> Writing Groups Inside and Outside the Classroom illustrates that writing groups outside of the academy are worthy of study and serve as important sites of writing and literacy instruction. Offering significant insights into the roles of writing groups in literacy and writing practice, this volume is appropriate for scholars and teachers of writing, rhetoric, composition, and literacy; for writing center administrators and staff; and for writing group participants.<br>
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xix, 264 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	1410610160 9781410610164 0805846999 9780805846997 0805847006 9780805847000