Title A fresh look at writing / Donald H. Graves

Published Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann ; Toronto, Canada : Irwin Pub., [1994] ©1994

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Description xxi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents 21. Work with Parents and Administrators. 22. Live the Professional Life I. Make a Fresh Start. 1. Consider Your Roots. 2. Learn from the Children. 3. Why Would Anyone Ever Want to Write? 4. Day One: Help Children to Write and Keep Writing. 5. Understand Children When They Write. 6. Expect More of Your Writers -- II. Establish the Essentials for Child Responsibility. 7. Conditions for Effective Writing. 8. Begin to Organize Your Classroom. 9. Help Children to Share Their Writing. 10. Evaluate Your Own Classroom. 11. Experiment with Portfolios -- III. Teach the Fundamentals of Writing. 12. Help Children Learn Conventions. 13. Help Children to Read Their Own Work. 14. Help Children to Revise Their Work. 15. How to Keep Handwriting in Perspective. 16. Spell to Communicate. 17. Answers to Frequent Questions Teachers Ask About Teaching Writing -- IV. Broaden the Children's Repertoire for Writing. 18. Help Children Read and Write Fiction. 19. Show Children How to Write Nonfiction. 20. Uncover the World Through Poetry -- V. Continue to Learn with Others Summary Describes techniques that teachers can use to increase their students' appreciation for writing and offers a detailed, week-by-week description of fourteen sessions designed to improve students' writing and reading skills Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-387) and index Subject Creative writing (Elementary education) English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary) Creative writing (Primary education) English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Primary) LC no. 94022478 ISBN 0435088246 (alk. paper) 0772521409 (Canadian)

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