Seeing the World through Words: A Student Writer's Journey toward Developing Her Own Voice

Autor/in	Chen, Vicky
Titel	Seeing the World through Words: A Student Writer's Journey toward Developing Her Own Voice
Quelle	In: Journal for Learning through the Arts, 13 (2017) 1, (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-7528
Schlagwörter	Writing Skills; Skill Development; Longitudinal Studies; Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Twins; Visual Impairments; Journal Writing; Poetry; Writing Assignments; Fiction; Cartoons; Novels; Writing (Composition); Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Personal Narratives; Play; Thinking Skills; Learning Theories; Imitation; Language Rhythm + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Twin; Zwilling; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Lyrik; Poesie; Fiktion; Zeichentrickfilm; Novel; Roman; Schreibübung; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Erlebniserzählung; Spiel; Denkfähigkeit; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Sprachrhythmus
Abstract	This paper is a self-study that uses the lens of Vygotsky's four phases of sign acquisition to examine one student writer's development of voice through writing produced from 5th grade through her second year of graduate school (17 years). Growing up as a twin--and as a visually impaired individual--the author learned how to use the written word to help her imagine those aspects of the world that she could not physically see. Through excerpts from journal entries, planning documents, short stories, long fiction, poetry, school assignments, and fanfiction she traces her growth as a writer within the shifting context of experiences within and outside of school. Her sensitive exploration of varied sources of motivation and inspiration, along with her own changing attitudes towards and beliefs about writing, provide the reader with fresh insight into all that goes into one's development as a writer. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability. University of California Irvine, School of Biological Sciences III, Office 2656, Irvine, CA 92697. Tel: 949-824-4317; Fax: 949-824-2965; Web site: http://sites.uci.edu/class/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01