Timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive, this text directly supports pre-service and in-service
teachers in developing curriculum and instruction that both addresses and exceeds the …

This book approaches English instruction through the lens of" figured worlds," which
recognizes and spotlights how students are actively engaged in constructing their own …

The concept of reflection is ubiquitous in discussions of educational practice and in the
teaching and learning of writing (eg, Hillocks, 1996; Myhill, 2011); yet rarely is reflection …

A prevalent issue that exists in education is students who demonstrate a defeated or fixed
mindset—that is, when students view their intelligence and academic abilities as something …

This chapter describes ways of having students contextualize the use of genres and
media/literature to employ certain practices in school worlds. Students employ genres …

The final chapter of the book formulates implications for teaching related to importing
students' experiences of practices in different worlds into the classroom through having them …