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Direct linkRead, Sylvia – Voices from the Middle, 2006
In an effort to use adolescents' enthusiasm about blogging to design more effective writing experiences, Read analyzed its appeal and found that blogging satisfied two of Maslow's "hierarchy of needs": relatedness needs and growth needs. By studying the blogs of 6 adolescents, Read also discovered that the process of writing in blogs helps…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Computer Mediated Communication
Peer reviewedRief, Linda – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Describes the author's experience in keeping a reading-writing journal. Notes how her journal began as an academic journal, but her personal life crept into it. Notes that her students experienced the same thing. (SG)
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Middle Schools, Personal Writing, Reading Instruction
Sheryl Lain – Voices from the Middle, 2007
Students who engage in the writing process learn to write. Period. And yet many teachers, including Lain when she was a beginning teacher, don't know how to make the time for it, how to structure it, and how to evaluate it. Here, Lain offers us the help we need by focusing on the teaching tools for introducing students to this format, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Poetry, Writing Workshops, Writing Processes
Daniels, Harvey – Voices from the Middle, 2006
Long an advocate of literature circles, Daniels recaps the history of literature circles and cautions against the "terminology drift" that labels practices as literature circles when, in fact, they are not. He offers resources that anchor best practice in this area, and discusses how the concept is evolving and expanding. He also introduces us to…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Reading Instruction, Class Activities, Group Activities
