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ERIC Number: EJ472477
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Empowering the Disempowered: Publishing Student Voices.
Irby, Janet
English Journal, v82 n7 p50-54 Nov 1993
Describes the way one English teacher designed a course by creating discourse community and thereby producing a group publication for a specific audience. Shows the steps by which a large group produced and revised copy for the publication. Argues for the efficacy of such courses. (HB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Discourse Communities, English Curriculum, Secondary Education, Student Projects, Student Publications, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Student Empowerment