Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1439364
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jul
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
EISSN: EISSN-2161-8895
Using the Author-Out Workshop to Counter Students' Assumptions and Anxieties about Reading and Writing Poetry
Laura Apol; Kati Macaluso
English Journal, v105 n6 p31-36 2016
The authors describe how an Author-Out poetry writing workshop challenges students' pervading beliefs and assumptions about poetry and cultivates students' proficiency as readers and writers of poems.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Poetry, English Instruction, Writing Workshops, Student Attitudes, Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, Self Concept, Teaching Methods, High School Students, Peer Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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