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ERIC Number: EJ573355
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1074-4762
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"The Place I Will Always Remember": Drawing on Experiences through the Quilt Project.
Hubbard, Ruth Shagoury
Voices from the Middle, v6 n1 p12-16 Sep 1998
Discusses a quilt project in which ninth-grade English-as-a-Second-Language students wrote, drew, and talked about what they knew, remembered, and felt on the topic "Where I Came From," creating an anthology and a quilt. Describes how students' speaking practice, written language abilities, and self-confidence improved. (SR)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Class Activities, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language), Grade 9, Handicrafts, Immigrants, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy, Metaphors, Multicultural Education, Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Student Writing Models, Writing Improvement
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Second Language Learners. Journal availability: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096.