Full Description
Communicating ideas and information is what makes writing meaningful-yet many upper elementary and middle school students write in a vacuum, without considering the aims of their writing or the needs of their readers. This highly informative, teacher-friendly book presents a fresh perspective on writing instruction along with practical methods for the classroom. Teachers learn ways to promote the skills and strategies needed to write and revise effectively in a range of genres: personal narratives, fiction, and poetry; persuasive, explanatory, and ""how-to"" writing; and writing for high-stakes tests. Special features include vivid classroom vignettes, examples of student work, evaluation guidelines, and suggested ""mentor texts"" that model different genres.
Contents
1. Communicating Ideas2. A Writer's Cognitive Processes3. Creating a Community of Writers4. The Writers in Our Classrooms: Recognizing Student Diversity5. Writing to Explore6. Writing to Entertain7. Writing to Inform8. Reading to Evaluate Writing9. Knowing How to Revise and Edit10. Preparing Students for High-Stakes Writing11. Teachers as Writers
