The Writing Shop: Putting 'Shop' Back in Writing Workshop

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-39787-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 92 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Teaching Writing

Since the 1970s, writing workshop has been a go-to method for teaching writing. It’s helped students of all ages find their voices and stories while developing skills and craft. In The Writing Shop, the author reimagines what writing workshop can be. By studying workshops of different kinds—carpentry, textile, machine—she pushes us to see writing workshop the way other makers see their own shops, as places where creativity is fueled by the sensory experience. When the essential elements of all workshops are adopted in writing workshop, the author argues, writers will flourish.


The author builds on writing workshop literature to introduce the model to newcomers, while offering practical advice for those looking to strengthen their writing instruction. The Writing Shop illustrates what happens when writing is taught in an authentic shop: play is prioritized, all types of learners are included, and a host of skills beyond the mechanics of composition are embedded in the process of learning to write.

With its stories from diverse workshops and emphasis on exploration and experimentation, The Writing Shop shows us that learning to write can be, above all things, fun.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Suzanne Farrell

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Drafting Table

Chapter 2: Building the Argument

Chapter 3: Captain of the Shop: Master

Chapter 4: Nuts and Bolts: Mess

Chapter 5: Splinters and Steam: Sensory Stimulation

Chapter 6: Raise the Bench: Workspace Variety

Chapter 7: Get Your Goggles: Safety Procedures

Chapter 8: All Hands on Deck: Technical Skills

Chapter 9: Apprentice to Artist: Craft Techniques

Chapter 10: Share the Masterpiece

References

About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Suzanne Farrell Smith holds an M.A. (2008) from The New School and an M.F.A. (2010) from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She teaches literacy education courses at Manhattanville College. Suzanne’s memoir, The Memory Sessions, is forthcoming from Bucknell University Press.