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Closing the Gap: English Educators Address the Tensions Between Teacher Preparation and Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools
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Karen Keaton Jackson
Karen Keaton Jackson
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https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-60752-744-2
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2007
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Chapter 9: The Power of their Texts: Using Hip Hop to Help Urban Students Meet NCTE/IRA National Standards for the English Language Arts

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David E. Kirkland
David E. Kirkland
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David E. Kirkland
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While goals for English language arts are expanding, curriculum and instruction within English language arts classrooms remain exclusionary. As such, marginalized urban youth struggle to meet national standards for reading comprehension and writing. To address this dilemma, I discuss ways in which Hip Hop might be used to include marginalized students and help promote proficiency in writing.

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