"Hi Ashley, wanted to address the second question that you posed. When I think about my experiences in school, all the writing that I did was an assignment. I was talking to a good friend of mine and we were comparing thoughts and writing stories and…"
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Writers as Archetypes
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Atwood, M. (1993). Negotiating with the dead: a writer on writing. New York: Anchor. Margaret Atwood is one of my favorite writers of all time; she is one of those rare writers who seem to capture…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sarah Flynn Sep 5, 2011.
Article Summary - Video Games and Narrative
Alberti, J. (2008). The Game of Reading and Writing: How Video Games Reframe Our Understanding of Literacy. Computers & Composition, 25(3), 258-269. …Continue
Started Jul 10, 2011
Using Video Games to Inspire Narrative
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I've always sought unconventional educational settings, both as a student and an educator. As I come closer to my goal of being a librarian, I have been fortunate to serve in a multitude of academic…Continue
Tags: narrative, learning, games, video
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ashley Hennefer Jun 23, 2011.
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"Hi Ashley,
Author's purpose or craft is an integral piece of the new Common Core State Standards. I think to be effective in teaching these standards and student mastery, we have to use a variety of texts as models as well as a wide genre of…"
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I have just had the best week of teaching because I really planned the writing into my classes every day. That said, I am in the process of having my students start the writing process to engage them in my project to write a…"
"Ashley,
I read your post and instantly loved the idea presented in your book. I really think as teachers we try to give our students ideas for who they are as a writer but ultimately due to standards we assess them differently. I think our…"
"I think quickwrites would be excellent in other content areas. I consider myself a text-based learner and would have loved the chance to write about my thoughts during a math or science class. I think that it's up to the teacher to pick a…"
"1. I am a big fan of graphics myself and I think that since our world is composed of both images and words, so should the lessons we share with our students. In both libraries and classrooms I think we can encourage students to remember that writing…"
Writers as Archetypes
Atwood, M. (1993). Negotiating with the dead: a writer on writing. New York: Anchor. Margaret Atwood is one of my favorite writers of all time; she is one of those rare writers who seem to capture thoughts and feelings I had never been consciously aware of and turn them into unnervingly familiar emotions. Powerful stuff. Strangely enough I had never read her book about writing, and needless to say I completely fell in love with it. This text takes an underappreciated stance on writing, and more…See More
Article Summary - Video Games and Narrative
Alberti, J. (2008). The Game of Reading and Writing: How Video Games Reframe Our Understanding of Literacy. Computers & Composition, 25(3), 258-269. doi:10.1016/j.compcom.2008.04.004 Summary“The Game of Reading and Writing: How Video Games Reframe Our Understanding of Literacy” is an article in which game studies scholar John Alberti (2008) addresses the impenetrable relationship between gaming and literacy. Making the claim that gamers are readers and writers…See More
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