Steve Ford

Keys to Inspiration (eBook, ePUB)

A Teacher's Guide to a Student-Centered Writing Program

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Student-centered instruction is the buzzword among today's educators, yet the teaching of writing is still very top-down. Student-centered should mean student-inspired, and that's where Keys to Inspiration comes in. The path to a writer's truth always starts with an emotion, and almost all forms of writing contain at least a trace of emotional DNA. This book shows teachers how to align emotion with subject matter, and it offers them lessons and projects (from challenging writing exercises to larger projects, such as memoir, research reports, and editorials) that resonate with young authors. While Keys to Inspiration focuses sharply on content, it contains an instructive mechanics section and an Appendix of unique word lists (emotion-related words, themed spelling lists, and alternatives to "went" and "said," to name a few), as well as a few grammar worksheets. Once motivated, young authors must learn to describe with detail, meddle with metaphor, and mind their mechanics. Veteran writing instructor Steve Ford offers many lessons and exercises that will polish students' narrative skills, and he alerts teachers to the common spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes that young writers need to learn to avoid.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475838749
• Artikelnr.: 50717850

Autorenporträt

Steve was born in Portsmouth, England and educated at St. John's College, Southsea.Having trained as a professional aircraft engineer, he holds aircraft engineering licences both sides of the Atlantic having served a full apprenticeship with British Caledonian Airways.Full independent Airline Transport Pilot's Licences, again from both sides of the Atlantic, coupled with a solid engineering background, have provided extensive opportunities to exercise the two disciplines; with British Aerospace and from 1993 to 2016 with Virgin Atlantic Airways.Steve remains passionate about the aviation industry which led him to write his first book "20 West". Believing that writing and descriptive prose will allow everyone interested in aviation, history, the technology and the thrill of flight, to become part of a never ending journey.His second book "Flight Envelopes", consists of individual editorial opinion pieces, some of which were first published in various journals and online blogs. Pulling together the authors honest and candid views on the aviation and aerospace industries as they stand today.A third book is due to be published on the 8th February 2024: "Loving Life" - A personal perspective on supporting a partner who is undergoing cancer treatment...... Now available to pre-order on Amazon Kindle.For partners and family faced with a loved one's life changing event, whether it is a cancer diagnosis, illness or any form of health challenge, the question is, how do you cope and where on earth do you start?This heart warming narrative of overcoming fear and anxiety, with hope and courage, is a truly inspirational guide to how we could all learn from those who have conquered their own fears.Living in the West Midlands, in the county of Warwickshire, Steve continues to write and is adamant that he continues to learn.......

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Section I - Let's Write!
1.Moment One, Day One¿Taking the Plunge 2.Revising Moment One: Questions in
the Margins 3.Student Biographies 4.Respect, the Booklet 5.Writers'
Workshop 6.Assessment 7.Commonalities: General to Specific 8.Dramatic
Details 9.Odd Objects 10.Music Picture/Writing 11.A Non-essay on Elements
12.Slow Motion 13.Fast Forward 14.Create a Life 15.Let's Write a Walter
Mitty! 16.In Other Words: Paraphrasing 17.Write More! Things to Consider
Section II - Major Projects 18.Commonalities in Essays, Editorials,
Research Writing, and Debate: An Introduction to Four Projects
19.Persuasive Essay 20.Editorials and Editorial Cartoons 21.Writing a
Research Report 22.Debate 23. Oral Presentation 24.Technical Writing
Section III - Mechanics - Introduction to Mechanics 25.Introduction to
Mechanics 26.Grammar 27.Punctuation, Clauses, and Sentence Types
28.Spelling Appendix Appendix A: Spelling Lists Appendix B:
Spelling-related Lists Appendix C: Other Lists Bibliography