Writing the Wrong in the ELA Classroom: the Role of Performance through Creative Writing

LEARN (Leading English Education and Resource Network). 2030 Dagenais Blvd West, 2nd Floor, Laval Quebec H7L 5W2 Canada. Web site: https://learninglandscapes.ca/index.php/learnland

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Creative Writing; English; Language Arts; English Teachers; Authors; Writing Attitudes; Literary Genres; Academic Language; Teaching Methods; Reading Skills; Writing Skills; Literature; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes

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Why aren't English teachers creative writers? Why is there little to no emphasis on creative writing in ELA classes? What are the implications of popular media portrayals of the writer on students' perception of writing? In my classroom practice, I encouraged a variety of writing styles that allowed students to grow as readers, but, more importantly, as writers. This paper attempts to understand how we can integrate creative writing with traditional academic writing, to imagine its possibilities, and to examine how we can do more of it.

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2020

EJ1261340