Teaching Adolescent Writers

Author : Kelly Gallagher
Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1571104224
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Adolescent Writers written by Kelly Gallagher and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes strategies for teaching writing to adolescents, including teaching the reasons writing is important, meeting student needs in learning writing, modeling good writing by the teacher, using real-world models of writing, giving students choice, writing for authentic, real-world purposes, and assessing student writing"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Kelly Gallagher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003843042
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Write Like This written by Kelly Gallagher and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Write Like This: Teaching Real World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts, author and teacher Kelly Gallagher recognizes that writing well starts with teaching students WHY they should write. He believes we need to move beyond the state standards by introducing young writers to real-world discourses and provide them with authentic texts to influence and develop life-long skills. Each chapter focuses on a specific writing purpose: Express and Reflect: View life experiences in reverse to move forward Inform and Explain: State a point and purpose with information to support it Evaluate and Judge: Focus' on the worth of an object, idea, or person and present' it as 'bad or 'good Inquire and Explore: Propose' a problem or question Analyze and Interpret: Examine phenomena that are difficult to understand or explain Take a Stand/Propose a Solution: Persuade audience to particular position and provide' justification' ' In teaching these lessons, Gallagher provides mentor texts (professional samples as well as models he has written in front of his students), student writing samples, and numerous assignments and strategies proven to elevate student writing. By helping teachers bring effective modeling practices into their classrooms, Write Like This enables students to become better adolescent writers. More important, the practices found in this book will help our students develop the writing skills they will need to become adult writers in the real world. '

Author : Ross M. Burkhardt
Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1571103589
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing for Real written by Ross M. Burkhardt and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides teachers with strategies to encourage their students to write.

Author : Kelly Gallagher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003841767
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Best Interest of Students written by Kelly Gallagher and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his new book,In the Best Interest of Students: Staying True to What Works in the ELA Classroom , teacher and author Kelly Gallagher notes that there are real strengths in the Common Core standards, and there are significant weaknesses as well. He takes the long view, reminding us that standards come and go but good teaching remains grounded in proven practices that sharpen students' literacy skills.Instead of blindly adhering to the latest standards movement, Gallagher suggests:Increasing the amount of reading and writing students are doing while giving students more choice around those activitiesBalancing rigorous, high-quality literature and non-fiction works with student-selected titlesEncouraging readers to deepen their comprehension by moving beyond the four corners of the text-Planning lessons that move beyond Common Core expectations to help young writers achieve more authenticity through the blending of genresUsing modeling to enrich students' writing skills in the prewriting, drafting, and revision stagesResisting the de-emphasis of narrative and imaginative reading and writingAmid the frenzy of trying to teach to a new set of standards, Kelly Gallagher is a strong voice of reason, reminding us that instruction should be anchored around one guiding question: What is in the best interest of our students?

Author : Kelly Gallagher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100384426X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Adolescent Writers written by Kelly Gallagher and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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: Understand the importance of teaching writing and how to motivate young writers Show how modeling from both the teacher and real-world texts builds young writers Provide choice of what to write, which helps elevate adolescent writing, and how to fit it into a rigorous curriculum Help students recognize the importance of purpose and audience Assess essays in ways that drive better writing performance. 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.

Author : Sarah Beck
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807777323
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Think-Aloud Approach to Writing Assessment written by Sarah Beck and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The think-aloud approach to classroom writing assessment is designed to expand teachers’ perspectives on adolescent students as writers and help them integrate instruction and assessment in a timely way. Emphasizing learning over evaluation, it is especially well-suited to revealing students’ strengths and helping them overcome common challenges to writing such as writer’s block or misunderstanding of the writing task. Through classroom examples, Sarah Beck describes how to implement the think-aloud method and shows how this method is flexible and adaptable to any writing assignment and classroom context. The book also discusses the significance of the method in relation to best practices in formative assessment, including how to plan think-aloud sessions with students to gain the most useful information. Teachers required to use rubrics or other standardized assessment tools can incorporate the more individualized think-aloud approach into their practice without sacrificing the rigor and consistency more regulated approaches require. “Details how both students and teachers can benefit from engaging in this practice, and does so in ways that allow readers to adapt it to their own situations.” —Peter Smagorinsky, University of Georgia “This is the first truly new way of thinking about assessing writing that I have encountered in a long time.” —Heidi L. Andrade, University at Albany–SUNY “An invaluable guide for using think-aloud formative assessments to gain insight into student writing development. Every high school and college writing instructor should read it!” —Amanda J. Godley, University of Pittsburgh

Author : Randy Bomer
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9780325013947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Adolescent Literacy in Today's English Classrooms written by Randy Bomer and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deciding what to teach in English class is more complicated-and more important-than ever. In Building Adolescent Literacy in Today's English Classrooms, Randy Bomer summons his experiences as President of NCTE, Director of a National Writing Project site, a university professor, Co-director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, and consultant in schools nationwide, to provide an approach to teaching English that works for today's adolescents.

Author : Rose Cappelli
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003843484
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mentor Texts written by Rose Cappelli and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their first edition of Mentor Texts, authors Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli helped teachers across the country make the most of high-quality children's literature in their writing instruction. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6, 2nd Edition the authors continue to show teachers how to help students become confident, accomplished writers by using literature as their foundation. The second edition includes brand-new Your Turn Lessons, built around the gradual release of responsibility model, offering suggestions for demonstrations and shared or guided writing. Reflection is emphasized as a necessary component to understanding why mentor authors chose certain strategies, literary devices, sentence structures, and words. Dorfman and Cappelli offer new children's book titles in each chapter and in a carefully curated and annotated Treasure Chest. At the end of each chapter a Think About It'sTalk About It'sWrite About It section invites reflection and conversation with colleagues.The book is organized around the characteristics of good writing'sfocus, content, organization, style, and conventions. The authors write in a friendly and conversational style, employing numerous anecdotes to help teachers visualize the process, and offer strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. This practical resource demonstrates the power of learning to read like writers.

Author : Chris W. Gallagher
Publisher : Teaching Resources
ISBN 13 : 9780545054058
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Writing that Matters written by Chris W. Gallagher and published by Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an approach to writing instruction for grades 6 and up that gives students opportunities to study and practice writing in situations they'll face in school and beyond.

Author : Susan Ruckdeschel
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452214778
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peer Coaching for Adolescent Writers written by Susan Ruckdeschel and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-11-13 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aligned with state and IRA/NCTE standards, this book offers clear steps and reproducible forms for using student-to-student interactions to help adolescents become more proficient writers.