Keywords
Writing Tree classroom community, Poetry Post student engagement, Deborah Dean informal writing
Preview
An essential focus of English teachers is to help their students read, think, and eventually write like writers. However, these lofty goals are more challenging to reach when students write in isolation. Budding writers need to collaborate with peers who share common goals and purpose. When done correctly, a writing “community has the power to motivate its members to exceptional performance” (Bickford 4.2). Thus, elevating students to become the writers that their teachers hope they will become.
Recommended Citation
Heaton, Melissa
(2017)
"Creating A Community of Writers,"
The Utah English Journal: Vol. 45, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/uej/vol45/iss1/10