Teaching and Writing Popular Fiction
(Paperback)
| Author(s): |
Hubert, Karen M. |
| Editor: |
Ortiz, Adalberto |
| Page Length: |
236 pgs |
| Copyright: |
1976 |
| Weight: |
0.75 lbs. |
| Item Code: |
200722 |
| ISBN: |
9780915924042 |
| ISBN-10: |
0915924048 |
The author's thesis, for which she makes a compelling argument, is: if we wish to get students writing on things they really care about, we have to grab them at the level they live, which she argues, is in the four popular genres.
To get the students writing, the book offers many, many worthwhile suggestions. This book should be in the library of everyone who teaches writing in grades 7 to 12.