Teaching Adolescent WritersStenhouse Publishers, 2006 - 200 páginas In an increasingly demanding world of literacy, it has become critical that students know how to write effectively. From the requirements of standardized tests to those of the wired workplace, the ability to write well, once a luxury, has become a necessity. Many students are leaving school without the necessary writing practice and skills needed to compete in a complex and fast-moving Information Age. Unless we teach them how to run with it, they are in danger of being run over by a stampede--a literacy stampede. InTeaching Adolescent Writers, Kelly Gallagher shows how students can be taught to write effectively. Gallagher shares a number of classroom-tested strategies that enable teachers to:
Infused with humor and illuminating anecdotes, Gallagher draws on his classroom experiences and work as co-director of a regional writing project to offer teachers both practical ways to incorporate writing instruction into their day and compelling reasons to do so. |
Índice
Running with the Literacy Stampede | 1 |
Overcoming The Neglected R Establishing a Time and a Place to Write | 25 |
Beyond the Grecian Urn The Teacher as a Writing Model | 47 |
Elevating Student Writing Using RealWorld Models | 73 |
Beyond Fake Writing The Power of Choice | 89 |
The Importance of Purpose and Audience | 119 |
Using Assessment to Drive Better Student Writing | 141 |
The Literacy Stampede Is upon Us | 169 |
Vocabulary Used in a Writing Classroom | 179 |
YesNo Authors Argument Chart | 180 |
Writing SmallerFunneling Chart | 181 |
Topic Blast | 182 |
The Big Eight Purposes for Writing | 183 |
Independent Correction Sheet | 184 |
Spelling Demons Chart | 185 |
Essay Scoring Rubric | 186 |
Twenty Books Every Teacher of Writing Should Own | 172 |
Reading a Movie Chart | 173 |
Authors Purpose Chart | 174 |
Twentyfive Prompts for Timed Writing Practice | 175 |
Great Quotes About Writing | 187 |
Works Cited | 189 |
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