Teacher Inquiry Teaching Writing

Teachers’ Inquiries into Integrating Historical Primary Sources with Traditional Fictional Texts

By National Writing Project

Summary:

 Learn how two teachers from the Philadelphia Writing Project paired primary sources with traditional fictional texts in their classrooms to provide opportunities for students to “read the world and the word.” Originally published on April 25, 2019


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Learn how two teachers from the Philadelphia Writing Project paired primary sources with traditional fictional texts in their classrooms to provide opportunities for students to “read the world and the word.”

Guests

  • Latricia Whitfield (co-host), Ph.D. Candidate, Penn Graduate School of Education
  • Beth Patten, Teacher, Kutztown Middle School
  • Jen Freed, Teacher, Springfield High School
  • Christina Cantrill, Associate Director of National Programs, National Writing Project

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