Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ393175
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Barrio Folklore as a Basis for English Composition.
Flores, Juan M.
Equity and Excellence, v24 n2 p72 Win 1989
Minority language students can be successfully taught to write through programs that validate the students' experiences and cultural heritage. Adopting an approach developed by Eliot Wiggington in the Foxfire project, a California educator teaches his Chicano students English composition by emphasizing the richness of family and community folklore and history. (AF)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Folk Culture, Gifted Disadvantaged, High School Students, Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic American Students, Mexican Americans, Migrant Education, Multicultural Education, Secondary Education, Student Experience, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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