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ERIC Number: EJ728737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 22
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Punk Power in the First-Year Writing Classroom
One, Optimism
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v32 n4 p358-369 May 2005
This essay frames the connections between punk principles and writing theory in order to re-form what the author emphasizes in his own composition classroom, in particular the do-it-yourself ethic, a sense of passion and fearlessness, the agency to attack institutions, and the seeking of pleasure. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Freshman Composition, Classroom Techniques, Writing Teachers, Writing Strategies
National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 81801-1096. Tel: 217-328-3870; Tel: 877-369-6283 (Toll Free); Fax: 217-328-9645; Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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