Self-Reflection and Writing
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"Students should
be prompted to reflect on their everyday lives, especially along
the lines of language and literacy, and to make use of their real
world knowledge. Literacy, it is believed, is not 'done' to a student
by a teacher but, rather, is 'constructed' and negotiated among
them."
— Queens LBW participant, 1999 |
an assignment shared by Mark McBeth
"In this journal, I ask students to record specifically their processes, habits, behaviors, and rituals of writing. They chronicle where, when, how, and why they do their composing work; they detail what goes on in their head while writing..."
T.V. Watching Project
an assignment shared by Jeanne-Marie McAnanly
"Providing the students with different source materials led them to be more critical thinkers and gave us something "meaty" to read and write about ..."