RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Writing Workshop as Carnival: Reflections on an Alternative Learning Environment
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 371
OP 392
DO 10.17763/haer.64.4.u1q517012jt516t6
VO 64
IS 4
A1 Lensmire, Timothy
YR 1994
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/64/4/371.abstract
AB In this article, Timothy Lensmire reflects on his teaching and research in a third-grade classroom in order to raise new questions about the theory and practice of writing workshop approaches. Using Bakhtin's notion of carnival, Lensmire highlights both the captivating strengths and perhaps less apparent weaknesses of such literacy practices in schools. As writing workshop approaches become increasingly popular, his work opens an important dialogue between theory and practice.