Shawna Coppola has spent over 25 years in schools working as a classroom teacher as well as a literacy specialist/coach. She has consulted with educators across the country and has written three books for teachers about enacting equitable and engaging literacy pedagogies. Currently, she teaches first-year composition at a local community college while pursuing her doctorate in critical pedagogy. Learn more about her work by visiting shawnacoppola.com.
Zines—small, self-published booklets that combine writing, images, and design—offer a creative and accessible way for students to experiment with multimodal composition. This downloadable resource by Shawna Coppola introduces the history and purpose...