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Kennesaw State University
From Homer to Hip-Hop: Using Popular Music to Teach Composition
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>In more than forty years, not much has changed: engaging students remains one of the biggest challenges composition teachers face. Frequently, students are indifferent about assigned topics, and as a result, they are also indifferent about the writing process. Because capturing students’ attention is crucial to teaching them how to write, teachers should design assignments with students’ interests in mind. One of the best ways teachers can encourage students to write about something they care about is to use popular culture, particularly music, as a basis for writing assignments.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- English
- Year dc:date.available
- 2012
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kraegel, Rebecca
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Dr. M. Todd Harper
- Dr. Mary Lou Odom
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/etd/515
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:etd-1516