Teaching Writing

Author: Lucy Calkins
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325118123
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
"Writing allows each of us to live with that special wide-awakeness that comes from knowing that our lives and our ideas are worth writing about." -Lucy Calkins Teaching Writing is Lucy Calkins at her best-a distillation of the work that's placed Lucy and her colleagues at the forefront of the teaching of writing for over thirty years. This book promises to inspire teachers to teach with renewed passion and power and to invigorate the entire school day. This is a book for readers who want an introduction to the writing workshop, and for those who've lived and breathed this work for decades. Although Lucy addresses the familiar topics-the writing process, conferring, kinds of writing, and writing assessment- she helps us see those topics with new eyes. She clears away the debris to show us the teeny details, and she shows us the majesty and meaning, too, in these simple yet powerful teaching acts. Download a sample chapter for more information.

Teaching Writing in Small Groups

Author: Jennifer Serravallo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780325132341
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Lesson Plans for Teaching Writing

Author: Chris Jennings Dixon
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
Why do students often graduate from high school unprepared for college writing? And what can we do about it? These are the questions that a group of classroom teachers set out to explore. Over the course of seven years, a group of middle, high school, college, and university teachers participated in a federally funded writing coalition project to implement innovative approaches to teaching writing. Together they developed this series of lesson plans designed to make writing both fun and an integral part of diverse curricula. "Practical" is the recurrent motif of each teaching strategy. Developed by real teachers in real classrooms, the lessons are grouped into seven categories: writing process, portfolios, literature, research, grammar, writing on demand, and media. Each lesson follows a standard format that includes purpose of the activity; necessary preparation; required props and materials; process and procedure for implementation; instructional pointers and/or possible pitfalls; and reflections from the teacher that provide "behind the scenes" insights.

Teaching Reading and Writing

Author: Andrew Paul Johnson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1578868424
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
"Providing a wealth of simple, research-based strategies for teaching reading and writing, this book is designed for each chapter to be accessible to teachers, tutors, parents, and paraprofessionals. Teaching Reading and Writing demonstrates that effective literacy instruction does not have to be complicated or expensive. Each chapter provides both easy-to-use techniques and Internet search terms. This guide presents teaching methods that can be implemented without having to acquire additional books, packages, or other instructional devices. All you need is paper, pencil, books, teacher creativity and imagination, and a desire to help students."--BOOK JACKET.

Teaching Writing in the Content Areas

Author: Vicki Urquhart
Publisher: ASCD
ISBN: 1416601716
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
This book examines nearly 30 years of research to identify how teachers can incorporate writing instruction that helps students master the course content and improve their overall achievement. Building on the recommendations of the National Commission on Writing, authors Vicki Urquhart and Monette McIver introduce four critical issues teachers should address when they include writing in their content courses: Creating a positive environment for the feedback and guidance students need at various stages, including prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing; Monitoring and assessing how much students are learning through their writing; Choosing computer programs that best enhance the writing process; Strengthening their knowledge of course content and their own writing skills.

Teaching Writing as Reflective Practice

Author: George Hillocks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780807734339
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
George Hillocks, Jr. starts with the basic assumption that writing is at the heart of education, and provides a metatheory to respond to this question: "What is involved in the effective teaching of writing at the secondary and college freshmen levels?" The author outlines a variety of theories, explains the bridges between them, and provides a coherent theoretical basis for thinking about the teaching of writing. This concern with theory and research is offset by his attention to the practical matters of the classroom; teachers are shown how to plan activities and sequences of activities that are appropriate for students who are within Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development".

The Art of Teaching Writing

Author: Lucy Calkins
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
Cloth Edition. The Art of Teaching Writing, New Edition, has major new chapters on assessment, thematic studies, writing throughout the day, reading/writing relationships, publication, curriculum development, nonfiction writing and home/school connections. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Teaching Argument Writing, Grades 6-12

Author: George Hillocks Jr
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325013961
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Offers teaching strategies and resources to instruct sixth- through twelfth-graders on how to prepare and write strong arguments and evaluate the arguments of others, providing step-by-step guidance on arguments of fact, judgment, and policy, and including advice to help students understand how judgments get made in the real world, how to develop and support criteria for an argument, and related topics.

Acts of Teaching

Author: Joyce Armstrong Carroll
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN: 9781591585176
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Comprehensive, innovative, and practical, this text offers educators a powerful approach to teaching writing by focusing on engaging students in grappling with words and experiences to make meaning.

A Writer's Notebook

Author: Ralph Fletcher
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062014935
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writers Work and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. Writers are just like everyone else—except for one big difference. Most people go through life experiencing daily thoughts and feelings, noticing and observing the world around them. But writers record these thoughts and observations. They react. And they need a special place to record those reactions. Perfect for classrooms, A Writer’s Notebook gives budding writers a place to keep track of all the little things they notice every day. Young writers will love these useful tips for how to use notes and jottings to create stories and poems of their own.