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Mike Metz – English Journal, 2020
In this article the author first defines high- quality text- based discussions. Then, he demonstrates how talk in the language of comfort meets the definition of high- quality discussion. Next, he illustrates how teachers can encourage and support students to discuss texts using their language of comfort. The examples of discussions come from two…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Language Usage, Student Empowerment, Urban Schools
Tamra W. Ogletree; David Bryson; Laura Resau; Esmey Benitez – English Journal, 2020
A movement is taking place in school districts and classrooms as teachers are embracing engaged learning environments in which they are listening to the often-silenced voices of their students. This article chronicles moments from the journeys of four learners who represent a range of experiences and perspectives on re-envisioning the work done in…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learner Engagement, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods
James R. Gilligan – English Journal, 2019
To combat the inevitable intellectual fatigue that autobiographical essay assignments often engender and, more importantly, to provide students with an authentic audience and purpose for their writing, the author designed an autobiographical assignment that liberates students from the traditional essay format while empowering them to envision…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Adolescent Literature, Autobiographies, Teaching Methods
Andrew McNally – English Journal, 2019
The personal essay remains pervasive in high school classrooms, but many curriculum leaders have shifted to stressing the importance of evidence-based, argumentative writing. Some teachers have rightfully lamented this shift, noting that the evidence-based turn in writing instruction comes at the expense of student voice and expression. Students…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Self Concept, Writing (Composition), Educational Objectives
Amber Warrington; Lauren Graeber; Holland White; John Saxton – English Journal, 2018
This article describes how four English language arts teachers formed an inquiry group to design approaches to writing assessment that would support and foster student writers' agency, empowerment, and freedom. They hoped that by focusing assessment on students' articulation of their writing processes rather than on rubrics or final products, they…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Empowerment, Writing Processes
Christopher Mazura; Jacqueline Rapant; Mary Sawyer – English Journal, 2018
Revision is arguably the heart of the writing process, but teachers and students may sidestep the complexities in favor of the quick finish. By surfacing the classroom ecologies and practices involved in supporting student writers, the authors discover revision as a site for the development of agency. To more closely examine what happens in the…
Descriptors: Revision (Written Composition), Personal Autonomy, Student Empowerment, Writing Processes
Amanda K. Palmer – English Journal, 2018
According to the author, for any change to occur in language arts, it must originate from a classroom need and have the support of "teacher leaders" who are able to carry it forward. Learning environments would cease to exist without a teacher leading the learning. The essence of the profession is leadership, yet many teachers do not see…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Teacher Leadership, Self Concept, Barriers
Ah-Young Song – English Journal, 2019
While teaching in Taiwan, Ah-Young Song found that asking students for midterm self-reflections helped them to be more attuned to their distinct educational trajectories and that their comments provided useful insights into adjustments that could be made as a teacher. This article describes how two of those English language learners from the…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Poetry, Creative Writing, Reflection
Brian T. Kissel; Colleen E. Whittingham; Tasha Tropp Laman; Erin T. Miller – English Journal, 2019
Despite the familiar American scene of lined-up students being ushered out of school buildings while their classmates lay wounded or dead inside, and despite repeated calls for restrictions on the guns used in such shootings, nearly twenty years after Columbine, the gun lobby retains a powerful grip on the nation's politicians - using money and…
Descriptors: Activism, High School Students, Writing (Composition), Persuasive Discourse
Jennifer S. Dail; Michelle Goodsite; Stephanie Sanders – English Journal, 2018
National Writing Project (NWP) sites work within an established framework of summer institutes, teacher-led professional development, and continuity to cultivate teacher leaders and empower them by applying these principles. Invitational Summer Institutes traditionally serve as the gateway by which teachers become involved with NWP sites and start…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Teacher Empowerment, Faculty Development, State Departments of Education
Sarah W. Beck; Karis Jones; Scott Storm – English Journal, 2019
Dynamic and responsive methods enable teachers to assess students' writing skills precisely and equitably, and to empower students of diverse skill levels to develop their writing. Assessing writing with equity-minded precision requires paying close attention to students' performances as writers, identifying challenges in those performances, and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Writing Evaluation, Student Empowerment, Writing Skills
Jessi Thomsen – English Journal, 2018
This article examines the power of composing images as students construct identities and shape their own worlds. It illustrates student empowerment through agency, intellectual engagement, and community investment and suggests that composing with images forms a bridge back to alphabetic-centric composing.
Descriptors: Art Products, Student Empowerment, Personal Autonomy, Learner Engagement
Jim Davis; Raquel Cook; Jon Ostenson – English Journal, 2015
In this article, the authors describe how self-directed learning allows students to design their own research projects and rubrics, differentiated for their cognitive readiness, learning preferences, interests, and affect. The authors found that students viewed their self-directed learning as challenging but fun because it is relevant and doable,…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Student Empowerment, Low Achievement, High School Students
Tanya J. Hannaford; Gretchen Teague – English Journal, 2018
According to the author, a teacher might both feed the soul and heed the voice of others. National Writing Project's (NWP) Summer Invitational Institute (SI) provides this opportunity. Since its first SI in 2007, Ozarks Writing Project (OWP), an NWP site at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, has been helping southwest Missouri…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Faculty Development, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Empowerment
Gregory Shafer – English Journal, 2015
Much of the research writing done in high school and college lacks the personal and social component that is integral to student engagement. This author suggests that the research paper take the form of a national column that is authored by students, giving them authority and a sense of empowerment.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Research Papers (Students), Student Empowerment, High School Students