Research in the Teaching of English May 2007

Designing Meaning with Multiple Media Sources: A Case Study of an Eight-Year-Old Student’s Writing Processes

Jason Ranker University of Massachusetts Amherst

Abstract

This case study closely examines how John (a former student of mine, age eight, second grade)composed during an informal writing group at school. Using qualitative research methods, I found that John selectively took up conventions, characters, story grammars, themes, and motifs from video games, television, Web pages, and comics.

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Research in the Teaching of English
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2007-05-01
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10.58680/rte20076021
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  2. Werner (2015)
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  3. Ranker (2008)
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