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Ernest Morrell Links Literacy to Pop Culture
Ernest Morrell, education professor and former Bay Area Writing Project teacher-consultant, examines the relationships between language, literacy, culture, and power in society. More ›
A Conversation with Ernest Morrell
The Boston Writing Project speaks with author and academic Ernest Morrell about bringing literary theory and popular cultural into the high school classroom. More ›
Featured Resources
The Path Toward Opening Night: One Road to Literacy
Ben Bates, co-director of the Oklahoma State Writing Project, explores the premise that directed script reading and play production provide roads to literacy for his students. More ›
Resilience: Overcoming Adversity and Thriving
The resources collected here illustrate approaches to teaching and curriculum that support the power of resilience for young people striving to learn in adverse situations. More ›
New York City Writing Project "Retreats" to Write Again!
Overcoming the challenges of expense, distance, writer's fear of rejection, and being "just-too-darn-busy," the NYCWP organized its own Professional Writing Retreat and integrated professional writing into its regular work. More ›