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Direct linkCarter, Shannon – Journal of Basic Writing (CUNY), 2006
Despite multiple and persuasive arguments against the validity of doing so, many basic writers continue to be identified by what Brian V. Street calls the "autonomous model of literacy," a model that research tells us is as artificial and inappropriate as it is ubiquitous. This article describes a curricular response to the political,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Writing, Literacy Education, Adult Literacy
