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"The Place I Will Always Remember": Drawing on Experiences through the Quilt Project

Discusses a quilt project in which ninth-grade English-as-a-Second-Language students wrote, drew, and talked about what they knew, remembered, and felt on the topic "Where I Came From," creating an anthology and a quilt. Describes how students' speaking practice, written language abilities, and self-confidence improved. (SR)

• Author/Creator: Hubbard, Ruth Shagoury
• Date Published: Sep
• Journal/Secondary Title: Voices from the Middle
• Notes: FirstSearch indicates your institution subscribes to this publication. Libraries worldwide that own item: 306 UNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDER Search the catalog at the library of the University of Colorado at Boulder. ISSN: 1074-4762 English Theme: Second Language Learners. Journal availability: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Journal Article (CIJE) 052 Guides--Classroom--Teacher; 080 Journal Articles; 141 Reports--Descriptive
• Number: 1
• Volume: 6
• Year: 1998

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Teacher Education
• Subject: English (Second Language)
• Subject: Immigrants
• Subject: Literacy
• Subject: Self Esteem
• Subject: Writing Improvement

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