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Looking to Write: Students Writing Through the Visual Arts First Edition

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Breathe new passion into teaching writing. Teach it as an aesthetic experience. Have your students of writing start with art.

Mary Ehrenworth particularly appreciates the meaning and inspiration the visual arts can afford the writing process. An art historian turned literacy consultant, she conducts workshops that use visual prompts as tools to help students locate significant things to write about and craft beautiful writing in response. She also helps teachers discover new possibilities for themselves as curriculum developers and storytellers.

Each of Ehrenworth's chapters describes one way to employ visual art in the writing workshop with reasons to do it, guides for trying it, images, and worksheets. Included throughout the book are breathtaking examples of student writing using artworks as starting points for:

  • imagining different perspectives and making them real through story
  • practicing empathetic imagination to create narratives and poems of desire and loss
  • giving imagination play through contemporary mythmaking
  • restructuring identities by communing with a particular work.
Ehrenworth has also collected for use with this book full-color reproductions of artwork, links to museums, handouts, and other resources, all available online at www.heinemann.com/ehrenworth.

Look closely.
In the looking, find things to write about.
And in the writing, experience what Dewey called that "delightful perception."
There's no better way to get there than with Looking to Write.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0325004633
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0325004631
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    Heinemann
  5. Publication date
    September 22, 2003
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.4 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches
  8. Print length
    192 pages
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“With vigor, grace, and courage, in this brilliant new book, Ehrenworth raises the stakes in the teaching of writing.”–Maureen Barbieri, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University

“Mary Ehrenworth tempts, suggests, arouses; she helps us over the obstacles to the mastery of writing, of rediscovering the self through storytelling and writing poetry.”–Maxine Greene, Teachers College, Columbia University

“Looking to Write will open your English/language arts classroom to deeper seeing and knowing.”–Tom Romano, Miami University, Ohio

About the Author

Mary Ehrenworth, Senior Deputy Director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and co-editor for the Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Middle School series, works with schools and districts around the globe, and is a frequent keynote speaker at Project events and national and international conferences. Mary's interest in critical literacies, deep interpretation, and reading and writing for social justice all inform the books she has authored or co-authored in the Reading and Writing Units of Study series as well as her many articles and other books on instruction and leadership. You can connect with her on Twitter @MaryEhrenworth.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heinemann; First Edition (September 22, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0325004633
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0325004631
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 11 - 17 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 6 - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches
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Mary Ehrenworth, Ed.D., is Deputy Director at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. She is the co-author and author of many books and articles, including: Pathways to the Common Core; The Power of Grammar; Looking to Write; Teaching Reading Through Fantasy Novels; and Tackling Complex Texts and Constructing Curriculum from Units of Study in Teaching Reading. Mary teaches at Teachers College, Columbia University, and she is a speaker and staff developer in children’s and adolescent literacy in school districts across the nation and internationally. From that day long ago when a beloved teacher gave her The Secret Garden, to the days she spends now sitting next to children and teachers helping them become powerful and passionate readers and writers, Mary has been lucky enough to spend her time among things she loves best: books, kids, and teachers.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Better Suited for Middle School and Above
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2010
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The information in this book while adaptable to elementary is much better suited for educators teaching sixth grade and above. If I had known...I would not have purchased this book.
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Susie Q
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, practical arts integration resource
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2010
This book was exactly what I was looking for. As an advocate for integrating the arts into the academic curriculum, it is common to find books that talk about why to do so without adequately explaining how! This book does both. Ehrenworth provides unique structures for marrying the visual arts and literature. While I agree with another reviewer that the specific activities in the book are best suited for grade 6- 12, I absolutely believe the underlying structures can be used at any grade level. You have to look beyond the specific lesson and take the idea. For instance, in one lesson sequence Ehrenworth suggests that students draw historical, cultural artifacts as a way to truly "see" them. She then uses that experience as a springboard to an imaginative writing exercise in which students enter that culture and "tell its story." Fantastic! If you are someone who strives to integrate the arts into your teaching, you'll want this book on your shelf!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not the most exciting art book, long sections, ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2014
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Not the most exciting art book, long sections, but presents a different approach to teaching art. Used this in a grad class.
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MaryEllen Wessels
5.0 out of 5 stars Great combination of theory and practice!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2007
As the author says:

A common experience for teachers and graduate students... is that we read the ideas of philosophers, we come to care about these ideas, but we still need to articulate what these philosophical endeavors will mean in our teaching. (p. 3)

That is indeed a very real problem, especially to a theory junkie like myself! This book combines transformational pedagogical theory along with really clear examples of how to actually make arts central to curriculum. She gives specific examples combining writing and visual arts but manages to not seem like a "recipe" book spoonfeeding method to teachers.

I really like this book and I'm sure I'll refer to it often through the years.
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