Mentoring Youth Writers: Six Strategies to Bring Out the Author in Every Student

How can teachers bring out the author (or graphic novelist, filmmaker, songwriter...) in every student? Mentoring Youth Writers outlines six strategies to engage and inspire secondary students and guide them into writing as an authentic and meaningful practice:

• exploring multimodal forms of writing;
• inviting choice;
• building community;
• honoring student knowledge and experience;
• nurturing students as writers; and
• connecting writers to opportunities beyond the classroom.

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