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 |  | Susanne Rubenstein teaches English at Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts. She is the author of Raymond Carver in the Classroom "A Small, Good Thing" (NCTE 2005), Go Public! Encouraging Student Writers to Publish (NCTE 1998). Her fiction and poetry have appeared in such publications as Literal Latte, The MacGuffin and The Worcester Review, and her essays on teaching have been published in The Christian Science Monitor, Voices from the Middle, School Arts, and Teacher Magazine as well as a number of collections, including NCTE's Short Stories in the Classroom. Susanne is active in the National Writing Project sites in Massachusetts and frequently presents workshops for teachers and students. She strongly believes that both need to share their words with the world. Her special interests are the teaching of contemporary literature and the teaching of writing. |
Susanne Rubenstein's Selected Presentations
Presentation Topics
| Susanne can present to middle and secondary teachers about the writing process, publishing, and the inclusion of contemporary literature in the curriculum. |
Previous Presentations
| Working with teachers on all aspects of the writing process has been the focus of her staff development efforts. She has worked with schools in the Northeast and conducted summer writing workshops. Some of her topics include: "The Teacher as Writer," "Publishing Our Students, Publishing Ourselves," "What's Fact? What's Fiction? Creating Fiction from Memoir," and many more. |
Workshop Descriptions
| Is writing instruction becoming to methodical and template-driven? Read how Susanne can inspire teachers to change their teaching as you read the descriptions from various workshops. These workshops can be customized to meet your specific needs. |
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Published Works by Susanne Rubenstein
Additional Publications
| Susanne has published numerous professional articles in regional and national publications, in addition to her fiction work. |
"Words Made Public/Voices Made Powerful"
|  In this Voices from the Middle article from September 2000, Susanne notes that publication of student work is too often ignored, partly because teachers and students are unaware of the many publication opportunities that exist, and partly because they do not recognize how powerful students' words are. |
Go Public! Encouraging Student Writers to Publish
|  Susanne wrote this book for middle and high school teachers and offers specific writing ideas and classroom activities to help students develop the confidence and ability to publish in a wide market. |
Raymond Carver in the Classroom "A Small, Good Thing"
|  Susanne offers specific, classroom-tested strategies for teaching Raymond Carver's short stories and poems in the high school English classroom. She incorporates this book into her many workshops and presentations. |
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Related Resources
Professional Communities at Work Kit: Writing Matters
|  This kit is an excellent resource to extend the learning and continue the discussion about what makes for a quality writing program at the secondary level. |
Education and Professional Experiences
| Susanne is currently in the high school English classroom and has numerous experiences from the Central Massachusetts Writing Project. |
ReadWriteThink Lessons From Susanne
|  Susanne developed ReadWriteThink lessons in conjunction with her Raymond Carver in the Classroom book. Click here to read her author page and see the lessons at the ReadWriteThink.org site. |
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