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The premise of this paper is that students will engage actively with literacy only to the extent that such engagement is identity-affirming. In this regard, creative writing and other forms of cultural production assume particular importance as expressions of identity, projections of identity into new social spheres, and re-creation of identity as a result of feedback from and dialogue with multiple audiences.
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Cummins, J., Ntelioglou, B.Y., Prasad, G., Stille, S. (2017). Identity Text Projects. In: Cummings, J.B., Blatherwick, M.L. (eds) Creative Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-047-9_6
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