Abstract:Given today's social and political milieu, disciplinary writing in secondary schools must address systemic violence and the increased disconnection amongst youth from self and communities. The chapter will illuminate ways writing pedagogy in secondary school disciplines—with its privileging of dominant writing genres and narrow conceptions of disciplinary literacies—perpetuate youth disconnection. Then, it proposes disciplinary writing—grounded in principles of nonviolent communication and critical consciousne… Show more
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