The Students Are the Living Authors: Publishing Student Work Using Print on Demand

Autor/in	Heyer, Zachariah L.
Titel	The Students Are the Living Authors: Publishing Student Work Using Print on Demand
Quelle	In: English Journal, 98 (2009) 3, S.59-65 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-8274
Schlagwörter	Standardized Tests; Student Motivation; Authors; Writing Skills; Creativity; Publishing Industry; Student Writing Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulische Motivation; Author; Autor; Autorin; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kreativität
Abstract	When students believed they were writing to have their work graded, for the teacher to read it, or to practice for the standardized test, the purpose was too abstract for them to buy into. Furthermore, it was the teacher's purpose and not their own. However, when students were working on revising the same kinds of writing so it could be included in the book to entertain other students, that was a purpose they valued. When students write for publication, student motivation and concentration improve. In this article, the author shows the hows and whys of print-on-demand publishing. The most authentic way to take advantage of print on demand in the classroom is to put it in the students' toolboxes. If a teacher shows students how to put a print-on-demand book on sale, it becomes an avenue they can follow to reach an audience of their choice. The author describes how he uses a commercial print-on-demand service to publish his students' best writing in real books available for purchase. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10