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Rish, Ryan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigates an elective English class, in which students in grades 10-12 collectively read and collaboratively wrote fantasy fiction in four groups. The purpose of the class was to have students consider the choices fantasy and science fictions writers, directors, and video game designers make when creating a fictional world. The…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Literacy, Elective Courses, Cartography
Pacheco, Denise L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In an era of reductionist approaches to teaching and assessment, this dissertation returns to the fundamental question: "What is the value of writing, particularly poetry writing, in our society today?" The poet's central task, to abstract reality through symbols, requires profound cognitive and emotional work (Vendler, 2004; Steele,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Environment, Recognition (Achievement), Student Participation