Writing to Make an Impact: Expanding the Vision of Writing in the Secondary Classroom

“Young people yearn to have an impact on the world but often lack the tools to make change. This book demonstrates how shifting the focus and purposes for writing can turn students' frustration with the status quo into action. There’s no time to waste. The need for change—both in school and in society—is urgent.”
—Carol Jago, past president, National Council of Teachers of English and associate director, California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA

“In true National Writing Project style, Sandy Murphy and Mary Ann Smith take us inside the classrooms of remarkable teachers to see how they create contexts for young writers to pursue writing they care about for purposes that matter. Readers will find lots to take back to their own settings to engage this remarkable generation of young people in our classrooms.”
—Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Executive Director, National Writing Project