Bøker av Maisha T. Winn

Based on the author's experiences with incarcerated girls participating in `Girl Time', a programme created by a theatre company that conducts playwriting and performance workshops in youth detention centres.

Examines how literacy learning can be expanded and redefined using the medium of spoken word poetry. Featuring portraits of literacy in action, this book introduces teaching practices for fostering peer support, generating new vocabulary, discussing issues of Standard American English, and using personal experiences as literary inspiration.