Stephen Sharp

New Look at the Interactive Writing Classroom

Methods, Strategies, and Activities to Engage Students

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Produktbeschreibung

This practical, comprehensive guide to teaching writing offers English teachers a variety of new, classroom-tested instructional activities, workshops, lesson plans, journal entries, teaching strategies, and creative assignments to use in their classrooms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9781610484183
• ISBN-10: 1610484185
• Artikelnr.: 33468816

Autorenporträt

Writing specialist Steve Sharp has a Master's degree in English and advanced training in composition instruction. He has taught a variety of courses at the secondary and college levels and was named an "Excellent Instructor" and "Natural Helper" for his work in the classroom.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Student Introductions: Building a Community of Learners
Chapter 4 How Can You Deal Effectively with Such a Diverse Group of
Students?
Chapter 5 Changing Your Studentsí Attitudes Toward Writing and Reading
Chapter 6 Houston, We Have a Reading Problem
Chapter 7 Using Positive Reinforcement to Motivate Your Students
Chapter 8 Lessons from the Practice Fields
Chapter 9 Becoming More Authentic in the Classroom
Chapter 10 Should You Really Teach Writing as a Process?
Chapter 11 Hey Dude, Why Canít You Follow Directions?
Chapter 12 Making Writing More Fun for Your Students
Chapter 13 Getting Your Students to Master the Narrative
Chapter 14 Improving Peer Feedback: Making Students More Accountable
Chapter 15 Insuring Successful Workshops in Your Class
Chapter 16 Workshops That Really Work: My Five Favorite Workshops
Chapter 17 Workshops to Help Your Students Write More Effectively
Chapter 18 How to Make Your Students Better Editors and Proofreaders
Chapter 19 The Textbook Can Become Your Studentsí Friend
Chapter 20 Using Modified Mini-Lessons to Convey Information Effectively
Chapter 21 Group Discussions Donít Have to Crash and Burn
Chapter 22 Debates Motivate Your Students to Write Research Papers
Chapter 23 Attacking Plagiarism in Your Classroom
Chapter 24 Student Evals: Has Teaching Become a Popularity Contest?
Chapter 25 About the Author