Real World Writing for Secondary Students
Subtitle
Teaching the College Admission Essay and Other Gate-Openers for Higher Education
One of the most important ways to scaffold a successful transition from high school to college is to teach real-world, gate-opening writing genres, such as college admission essays. This book describes a writing workshop for ethnically and linguistically diverse high school students, where students receive instruction on specific genre features of the college admission essay. The authors present both the theoretical grounding and the concrete strategies teachers crave, including an outline of specific workshop lessons, teaching calendars and curricular suggestions. This text encourages secondary teachers to think of writing as a vital tool for all students to succeed academically and professionally.
Bios
Jessica Early is an associate professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University.
Meredith DeCosta earned a doctorate in English education at Arizona State University in 2012.
Praise for this book
In this important book, Jessica Early and Meredith DeCosta describe a readily replicable set of activities that provides motivated, meaningful opportunities for writing development and helps potential first-generation higher education students gain university admission.
Charles Bazerman, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara
