Tewksbury Public Library

Finding a voice, the practice of changing lives through literature, Jean Trounstine and Robert P. Waxler ; foreword by Elizabeth Mehren

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index

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non fiction

Finding a voice

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Jean Trounstine and Robert P. Waxler ; foreword by Elizabeth Mehren

"Disturbed by the lack of real success of prisons in reforming offenders, Robert Waxler, an English professor, and Judge Robert Kane, a former Massachusetts District Court justice, created Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL) - an educational initiative for criminal offenders based on the idea that studying literature can transform lives." "In this book, Waxler and Jean Trounstine (who extended CLTL to female prisoners in 1993) discuss the "how and why" of their unique alternative sentencing program. Along with describing the program's beginnings and the team approach that made CLTL a success, the authors also give a wealth of practical advice for other teachers. Their sample lesson plans, text suggestions, and discussion of controversies faced by CLTL show readers a way of approaching literature with alternative learners everywhere."--BOOK JACKET

the practice of changing lives through literature

1. What is Changing lives through literature? -- 2. Can we change lives? -- 3. Where does literacy fit in, and what does gender have to do with it? -- 4. The New Bedford men's program -- 5. The Lynn-Lowell women's program -- 6. Other CLTL programs : we keep growing -- 7. Starting a program -- 8. Teaching specific texts : novel, autobiography -- 9. Teaching specific texts : short story, essay, article, and poem -- 10. CLTL teaching strategies