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Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching about Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word

"My students walk out the school door into a social emergency, " Linda Christensen writes. "They are in the center of it. I believe that writing is a basic skill that will help them both understand that emergency and work to change it." This practical, inspirational book offers essays, lesson plans, and a remarkable collection of student writing, all rooted in an unwavering focus on language arts teaching for justice.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 196 pages

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