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Direct linkFisher, Maisha T. – English Education, 2005
In the two high school writing communities described in this article, literacy is strategic, purposeful, and always linked to meaning. The foundation for literate practices in these communities is Freirian in nature. Teachers, in a very serious way, work to liberate language and prepare students to be in control of words; they do this by allowing…
Descriptors: Poetry, Educational Environment, Context Effect, Discourse Communities
