The Mentored Multigenre Project: Fostering Authentic Writing Interactions Between High School Writers and Teacher Candidates

Abstract

This article describes the Mentored Multigenre Project, a virtual writing collaboration experience between high school writers and teacher candidates. Our goal was to create an authentic opportunity for our high school students to receive writing feedback from virtual writing mentors, while also creating an opportunity for our teacher candidates to practice the craft of teaching writing. In this article, the authors outline the ways in which they prepared and supported the high school students during the project. Then, the authors highlight an emergent case from the project to demonstrate the virtual writing collaboration experience in action and evaluate the extent to which it created an authentic writing experience for one high school writer. Finally, the authors share their reflections on the experience and suggestions for others interested in using a learning management system to connect high school writers with teacher candidates.

Reference

West, J. A., & Saine, P. (2017). The mentored multigenre project: Fostering authentic writing interactions between high school writers and teacher candidates. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 60(6), 629-641.

Journal

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Analysis

Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?

Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?

unclear

Research Approach

Case study

Geographic Setting

Ohio

Institutional Context

University based

Certification Level

High School

Programatic Focus

Social Studies

Research Location Context

Content area literacy course
Online forum

Preservice Participants

Not stated

Preservice Sample Size

Duration of Data Collection

6 weeks

Data Sources

artifacts

Data Analysis Tools

no analysis stated

Researcher Positionality

inside (staying their own students)

Research Questions

"In this article, we focus on the instructional practices that we used and outline the ways in which we prepared and supported the high school students during the Mentored Multigenre Project. Then, we highlight an emergent case from the project to demonstrate the virtual writing collaboration experience in action and evaluate the extent to which it created an authentic writing experience for the high school writer." p. 630 In what ways does a student teacher's virtual collaborative feedback on writing create an authentic writing experience for the high school writer?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Combination