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ERIC Number: EJ1465944
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
EISSN: EISSN-2161-8895
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Close to Home: Creating Meaningful Contexts for Student Writing through Community-Based Problems
David Alan Smith
English Journal, v104 n5 p66-72 2015
This article examines the influence of context on student writing and discusses how the author used one methodology, problem-based learning, to foster more contextualized writing practice in ninth-grade English classes. Both research and practical experience suggest that students can benefit from writing practice contextualized within specific, realistic rhetorical situations--practice that allows them to respond to real problems, address specific audiences, and accomplish meaningful purposes. Such practice can be highly motivating and empowering, providing students both a reason to develop writing skills and a frame in which those skills can be understood and rehearsed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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