You: a grizzled veteran of the didactic wars, marching tirelessly through the forests of education
Or: a downy fledgeling, fluttering your adorable, stubby wings against the gale of student indifference
Or possibly: A lighthouse of learning, shining out on the treacherous waters of curriculum development to keep storm-weary ships off the shoals of student reading level dropoff
This book: A collection of 50 lesson plans written for mature writers by the imaginative and highly acclaimed educators and volunteers of the 826 National Network, celebrated authors, actors, and writers
Also: Edited by celebrated writer Jennifer Traig, with a foreword by 826 co-founder Dave Eggers
And: Interesting, challenging, relevant, at least we think so, and we’re often right about things like that
Including: such diverse interests as novel-writing, song-writing, screenwriting
Suitable for: Students of 11 and above, with interest levels ranging from highly-engaged to, in the case of "This Class Sucks" and"My Boring Life", fairly resistant
Purchasing this item supports 826 Valencia’s free writing programs for San Francisco students.
