ERIC Number: EJ751582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jul
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Snapshots: A Greater Peace
Roberts, Jan Vallone
English Journal, v95 n6 p17-19 Jul 2006
In this article, the author recounts her teaching experience with new high school students at Northwest Yeshiva High School, an Orthodox Jewish high school on Mercer Island. In teaching the students about writing, the author describes how she was moved by the narratives written by her students, and that after reading their stories she decided to find a way to let their stories be heard. After revising their works, the students were given the chance to read their narratives in public through a fireside reading. She describes how gratified the students were from that activity, and emphasizes that through writing, one can touch many people and promote a greater peace.
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, High School Students, Jews, Personal Narratives, Writing (Composition), Cultural Influences, Parochial Schools
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Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Washington
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