Author: Kathleen Christopher Null Publisher: Teacher Created Resources ISBN: 1576903303 Category : Activity programs in education Languages : en Pages : 50
Author: Rebecca G. Harper Publisher: Corwin Press ISBN: 1071849751 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 398
Book Description
From social media to school success—take student writing to the next level! Your students may not realize it, but they’re already writers. All those informal text messages, Instagram captions, and Facebook posts have given them skills they can use as a springboard to the formal, content-specific writing they’ll need for success in school, college, and careers. The key, of course, is practice—plus a little guidance from you. And you’ll be ready, no matter what subject you teach, because this essential reference is packed with relevant, contemporary teaching strategies that are easily customizable to work across content areas. Inside, you’ll find: Engaging exercises based in the kinds of writing students already do Versatile "parachute writings"—quick bursts of practice to drop into a day’s lesson Strategies for introducing academic vocabulary and making it stick Skill-boosting strategies for successful summarizing and using textual evidence Variations specific to all disciplines and content areas Students should be writing daily, in all their classes, and they should be writing a lot, both inside and outside school. With this practical guide, you’ll be ready to help them up their writing game—and make literacy relevant, valuable, and authentic.
Author: Evan-Moor Corporation Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers ISBN: 9781557996015 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
If you want to improve and refine the sentence and paragraph writing skills of middle grade students, then Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs is a "must have." Topics covered include: - Sentences -- combining sentences, adding descriptive details, using figurative language - Single Paragraphs -- recognizing and writing main idea, topic sentence, and supportive details - Multiple Paragraphs -- organizing notes and sentences into paragraphs, writing multiple paragraphs using webs, outlines, and notetaker forms - 27 organizer forms for writing six types of paragraphs which include: how-to, narrative, compare/contrast, descriptive, persuasive and definition Teacher resource information includes: - keeping writing folders - holding student writing conferences - writing conference forms - a paragraph skills checklist
Author: Linda Polon Publisher: Good Year Books ISBN: 1596472782 Category : Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
Open-ended story starters make writing stories seem like irresistible fun. "Look at the picture and write a short story with three or more sentences. Write a title for your story. Do not forget to color the picture!" Actual directions are a bit more specific - some add word banks, some require using commas or an exclamation point, some supply a first or last sentence, some suggest writing the story as a postcard to a friend - to challenge young writers in engaging ways. Each book offers more than 80 story starters. Grades 1-6. Good Year Books. 96 pages each.
Author: Barbara Mariconda Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 9780590873048 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Inventive activities give teachers details they need to present engaging lesson on writing an entertaining beginning, building suspense, adding detail, developing story endings and using dialogue effectively. Wake kids up to good writing skills. Illustrations throughout.
Author: Mrs Wordsmith Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0744051495 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A fun, illustrated story writing guide to help children learn to write stories all by themselves. Illustrated story kits to become a master storyteller How to Write a Story builds confidence and helps kids fall in love with writing! • 21 story starters from detective adventures to space missions • Visual guides for structuring stories • Illustrated writing prompts • Descriptive vocabulary lists • Creative writing techniques • Developed with teachers and assessment experts With a team of award-winning artists and writers, Mrs Wordsmith creates books, games, worksheets, and apps to improve the reading and writing of kids aged 4–11, and to make word learning fun! “This is a fantastic resource to help children fall in love with story writing. The story structure guidance and introduction to a variety of writing devices ensure that kids’ writing is not only creative but technically precise. The hilariously illustrated writing prompts, questions, and rich vocabulary lists will help motivate and inspire any budding young writer.” Susan Neuman – Professor of Childhood Education and Literacy Development, NYU “This is a wonderfully engaging and helpful resource to help children fall in love with stories. The storytelling guidance is excellent, and the story kits are full of helpful questions, rich vocabulary, and even graphs to help motivate and inspire young writers to be.” Emma Madden – Headteacher, Fox Primary School, UK This content is also available to purchase as a printable workbook at mrswordsmith.com
Author: Cunningham Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing ISBN: 1604184922 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
Learn when and how to teach the Writing block using Writing Mini-Lessons for Upper Grades for grades 4–6. This 160-page resource, addresses specific issues and skills that help students become better writers. These mini-lessons are divided into three sections for use throughout the year. Students learn about different writing genres, making decisions about what to write, paragraphing in stories and informational text, self/peer editing, spelling, using commas, and writing to a prompt. This book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.
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