“He inspired others to change his world”: An Exploration of Taking Action Through Reading and Writing

This vignette focuses on how children can learn to take action in their communities after critically reading and discussing an Identity Text Set. By providing background knowledge and global literature, students can view themselves as global citizens, part of a larger world, and be inspired to take...

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Main Author: Jenna Loomis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures 2011-11-01
Series:WOW Stories
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Online Access:https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/storiesiv1/5/
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title “He inspired others to change his world”: An Exploration of Taking Action Through Reading and Writing
title_full “He inspired others to change his world”: An Exploration of Taking Action Through Reading and Writing
title_fullStr “He inspired others to change his world”: An Exploration of Taking Action Through Reading and Writing
title_full_unstemmed “He inspired others to change his world”: An Exploration of Taking Action Through Reading and Writing
title_short “He inspired others to change his world”: An Exploration of Taking Action Through Reading and Writing
title_sort he inspired others to change his world an exploration of taking action through reading and writing
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