The Search for Self: Voices of Adolescence in Literature
Sean Griffin
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The Connecticut Writing Project is a University of Connecticut writing program that is a part of the larger National Writing Project. The program is designed to help students and teachers explore writing through various creative writing strategies. Teachers in New Haven have been fortunate enough to be introduced to the program as a part of the English curriculum. Due to our inclusion in the Connecticut Writing Project, teachers in New Haven have been introduced to various ways to help our students become more comfortable with their writing as they discover new ways to express themselves. Journal writing in which content is the focus, I-search research papers, dialogical notebooks and writer conferences are all techniques that New Haven teachers have been invited to explore as they lead students through writing that emphasizes connecting literature and self, taking critical stances and focusing on higher order thinking skills in their writing.
Each year I mention the Connecticut Writing Project in my unit because I feel the program has had the most profound effect on my teaching. Through working with other teachers in this program I feel I have been able to become a better teacher and really help students become better readers, writers, and thinkers. I encourage other systems to get involved with the National Writing Project and to encourage innovative creative writing in the classroom.