Tell Me a Story - Using Narratives to Break Down Barriers in Composition Courses

This book attempts to harness the power of stories to help students grow and develop as writers. It argues that stories and narratives can be utilized in the composition classroom, specifically first-year composition (FYC) to break down barriers. Stories and narratives can help students overcome academic, personal, and creative barriers.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Role of Stories and Narratives in Composition
Section One: Breaking Barriers
Chapter 1: Breaking the Ice: The Teacher as "Story"
Chapter 2: Using Narratives in First-Year Composition Courses to Allow Students to Confront the Traumatic
Chapter 3: Narratives as Gateways to Reflection
Chapter 4: Narratives as a Catalyst for Research
Chapter 5: As the Semester Ends: The Writing Portfolio as Narrative
Chapter 6: Stories in an Online Environment
Section Two: Implications and Conclusions
Chapter 7: "Why Did You Give Me Such a Bad Grade?": Providing Constructive Assessment of Narratives
Chapter 8: "Yes, But...": Establishing a Language Base for Working With Stories
Chapter 9: Implications for New Teacher Training
Bibliography
About the Authors
Index

About the author

By Anthony Tate Fulton; Christopher B. Field and Michael MacBride

Product details

• Authors: Christopher B. Field, Field Christopher B., Fulton, Anthony Tate Fulton, Anthony Tate/ Field Fulton, Michael MacBride, Anthony Tate Fulton, Anthony Field Tate Fulton
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781475828795
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-2879-5
• No. of pages: 142
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; USA, English, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Curricula, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts, For educational curricula of the USA, personal stories;Writing