Breakout Session 2. Naming: An Entry Point into Writing Genres
Location
Room 411
Start Date
30-3-2019 11:05 AM
End Date
30-3-2019 11:45 AM
Presentation Type
Event
Description
Discussion led by Upstate Writing Project Teacher Consultant: Emily Howell, Clemson University
Naming: An Entry Point into Writing Genres
Audience Level: Elementary, Middle, High
This presentation will discuss using names as an entry point into writing genres such as poetry and argument for different cultures. Christenson and Watson (2015, p. 14) stated, those “who have the power to name also have the power to tell the story.” The presenter will discuss how names were intentionally chosen to celebrate and make known rural culture in South Carolina. Then the presenter will discuss how this unit and mentor texts from the elementary to high-school level can be discussed and shared to get students writing their own poetry. Finally, the presenter will discuss how this naming in poetry provided a transition to having students write argument.
Relational Format
Conference proceeding
Recommended Citation
Howell, Emily, "Breakout Session 2. Naming: An Entry Point into Writing Genres" (2019). National Writing Project in the South Conference. 26.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/nwp_south/2019/schedule/26
Breakout Session 2. Naming: An Entry Point into Writing Genres
Room 411
Discussion led by Upstate Writing Project Teacher Consultant: Emily Howell, Clemson University
Naming: An Entry Point into Writing Genres
Audience Level: Elementary, Middle, High
This presentation will discuss using names as an entry point into writing genres such as poetry and argument for different cultures. Christenson and Watson (2015, p. 14) stated, those “who have the power to name also have the power to tell the story.” The presenter will discuss how names were intentionally chosen to celebrate and make known rural culture in South Carolina. Then the presenter will discuss how this unit and mentor texts from the elementary to high-school level can be discussed and shared to get students writing their own poetry. Finally, the presenter will discuss how this naming in poetry provided a transition to having students write argument.
