Creating community out of chaos -- Unlearning the myths that bind us -- Writing the word and the world -- Reading for justice, reading for change -- The politics of language -- Creating a vision of possibility -- Responding to student work.
Summary
"For almost two decades, teachers have looked to Reading, Writing, and Rising Up as a trusted text to integrate social justice teaching in language arts classrooms. Now, Linda Christensen is back with a fully revised updated version. Offering essays, teaching models, and a remarkable collection of student writing, Christensen builds on her catalog of social justice scholarship with a set of tools and wisdom for teachers in the new millennium."--Page 4 of cover.
