Fall / Winter 2011

Fall / Winter 2011

In celebration of the Philadelphia Writing Project's 25th anniversary, the collected pieces in this issue of the Journal come from two and a half decades of teacher inquiry, reflection, and writing.

Some pieces pay tribute to the transformational nature of the PhilWP Invitational Summer Institute I. Other pieces are artifacts from the institute and were written in response to prompts and assignments that should be familiar to those who have participated in professional development led by PhilWP teacher consultants.

When possible, dates and descriptions of the contexts in which the pieces were written are included. However, each piece could very well have been written today or twenty-five years ago because each is part of a consistent narrative, each is part of a collective spirit.

A Portrait of My Self Literacy

Writing from 1998 PhilWP Invitational Summer Institute I archives

by Tasha Russell

An (Unofficial) History of the Philadelphia Writing Project: There is No Single Story

Written in 2011 as a reflection on 25 years

by Susan Lytle

Disembodied Voices of Despair, Discouragement, and Depression

Shared during the evening events at the 25th anniversary celebration

by Raquel Esteves-Joyce

The Road Less Traveled

Writing from 2001 PhilWP Invitational Summer Institute I archives

by Amelia Coleman Brown