Active Reading: Transformative Writing in Literary Studies (Cont

Active ReadingTransformative Writing in Literary Studies\nAuthor(s): Ben Knights, Chris Thurgar-Dawson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.\nISBN-13: 9781847062635, 978-1847062635\nSynopsis\nThis book highlights the value of creative and re-creative transformational writing in learning and teaching and provides practical examples of its [url] subject of this book is the crossover between critical study and creative writing. 'Active reading' is a structured process of writing activities using imitation, variation and experimentation. Through practical composition techniques such as 'transformational writing', 're-writing' or 'translation', students can use writing activities to develop their critical [url] book bridges the gap between theories of learning and Literary studies in Higher Education. Setting the argument in an historical and theoretical context, it outlines the importance of writin.