Date of Defense
12-8-1999
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Lauren Freedman, Teaching, Learning and Leadership
Second Advisor
Kathy Edlefson, Washington Writer's Academy
Third Advisor
Patty Bills, Washington Writer's Academy
Abstract
Writer's Workshop classrooms provide students with an enriched environment where motivation and rewards, emotions and meaning are taught in a way that the brain learns. Writing is often stressful for young writers, which is analyzed and planned for in Writer's Workshops. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how children accomplish increase in writing level within the Writer's Workshop context.
Recommended Citation
Amburgey, Amanda, "Taking a Writing Step: How Children Take Risks in Writing Workshop Classrooms" (1999). Honors Theses. 634.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/634
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Campus Only