This is a draft of chapter 4 of my book project, "A Healthier Approach to Writing: How Progressive Pedagogy and Therapeutic Techniques Can Support Mental Wellness in College Students"
I really wish I had some of these prompts when I was teaching writing to high schoolers. These are excellent. You did a great job coalescing all of the rationale and previous studies on this topic. Your students are going to really benefit from all of this work, Matt!
These prompts are so much better than the "write about a time in your life that was meaningful" essays.
The power of creating a community where students have the space and agency to narrate their lived experiences!
I appreciate how this chapter provides theory and practice: helping both teacher and student understand why/how to enact storytelling as a meaning-making process.
Just read this today and thought of you and your work:
I really wish I had some of these prompts when I was teaching writing to high schoolers. These are excellent. You did a great job coalescing all of the rationale and previous studies on this topic. Your students are going to really benefit from all of this work, Matt!
These prompts are so much better than the "write about a time in your life that was meaningful" essays.
Thanks, Larry!
The power of creating a community where students have the space and agency to narrate their lived experiences!
I appreciate how this chapter provides theory and practice: helping both teacher and student understand why/how to enact storytelling as a meaning-making process.
Just read this today and thought of you and your work:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-architecture-of-identity/202603/how-creativity-helps-the-brain-make-meaning-after/amp
Talk soon!