Book Description
Writing is one of the most difficult tasks children must do, but one of the most creative and rewarding. "Not Another Writing Assignment!" will help children become better writers.
Author : Janet Balfour
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 47,61 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 1594678049
Writing is one of the most difficult tasks children must do, but one of the most creative and rewarding. "Not Another Writing Assignment!" will help children become better writers.
Author : Alexis Wiggins
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 14,32 MB
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 1416624716
The best classes have a life of their own, powered by student-led conversations that explore texts, ideas, and essential questions. In these classes, the teacher’s role shifts from star player to observer and coach as the students Think critically, Work collaboratively, Participate fully, Behave ethically, Ask and answer high-level questions, Support their ideas with evidence, and Evaluate and assess their own work. The Spider Web Discussion is a simple technique that puts this kind of class within every teacher’s reach. The name comes from the weblike diagram the observer makes to record interactions as students actively participate in the discussion, lead and support one another’s learning, and build community. It’s proven to work across all subject areas and with all ages, and you only need a little know-how, a rubric, and paper and pencil to get started. As students practice Spider Web Discussion, they become stronger communicators, more empathetic teammates, better problem solvers, and more independent learners—college and career ready skills that serve them well in the classroom and beyond. Educator Alexis Wiggins provides a step-by-step guide for the implementation of Spider Web Discussion, covering everything from introducing the technique to creating rubrics for discussion self-assessment to the nuts-and-bolts of charting the conversations and using the data collected for formative assessment. She also shares troubleshooting tips, ideas for assessment and group grading, and the experiences of real teachers and students who use the technique to develop and share content knowledge in a way that’s both revolutionary and truly inspiring.
Author : Traci Gardner
Publisher : National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN :
Effective student writing begins with well-designed classroom assignments. In Designing Writing Assignments, veteran educator Traci Gardner offers practical ways for teachers to develop assignments that will allow students to express their creativity and grow as writers and thinkers while still addressing the many demands of resource-stretched classrooms.
Author : Julie Adams
Publisher : Macmillan Education AU
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780732981372
"Over 80 activities covering all the key learning areas are included. This book contains motivating themes and exposes students to a diverse range of genres, enabling them to actively experience all forms of writing styles. View sample pages
Author : Janet G. Balfour
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 10,1 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 1607917912
If you have a desire or need to improve your writing skills or need a little help getting started, this book is for you. You will discover that writing will be much easier when you learn how to: Pick out a topic Use writing tools Use the 5 step writing process for both non-fiction and fiction Use better words and phrases Write poetry Everyone has at least one book inside just waiting to get out. Write your story and let the world know that you have something to say. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Janet G. Balfour was an elementary school teacher until she retired. Now she writes books to share her knowledge of reading and writing. Also, she gives presentations about a better way to teach reading, the five step writing process, activities that parents can use to keep their children learning, and what parents can do to help with homework. Other books by Janet G. Balfour: Books for parents: Help! My Kid's Schoolwork is Driving Me Crazy! Read to Your Kids! Books for children: Read 24/7 Not Another Writing Assignment!
Author : Roger Graves
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 1490784020
Writing Assignments Across the University Curriculum as a whole asks and answers these questions: What kinds of documents do students write in a wide range of university degree programs in Canada? How do instructors structure those writing assignments? That is, who is the audience for the assignments? Do students get formative feedback as they develop their documents? Do the patterns we found in a small liberal arts college (Graves, Hyland, and Samuels 2010) occur in other kinds of universities? We took our cue from an article by Anson and Dannels (2009) who pointed us toward the idea that students experience a curriculum through their degree progress in an academic program. Consequently, we needed to map the writing assignments according to how different departments organized these degree programs. Results that were organized by curricular unit (departments, faculties or colleges, or programs/units) were more significant than general statistics because students would progress through these courses to a degree. Several chapters in the book describe how this kind of curricular mapping provided a spark for curricular reform in Engineering, Education, and an entire small university. The last two chapters report on the instructors perspective on their assignments: what they were intending to do, and why they both resisted and engaged in curricular discussions.
Author : Writers Guild of America
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 32,27 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Motion picture authorship
ISBN :
Information for beginning authors from members of the Writers Guild of America.
Author : Melissa Bender
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,78 MB
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476627290
Twenty original, classroom-tested assignments: This innovative collection of college writing assignments explores the practical applications of each lesson. Drawing upon current best practices, each chapter includes a discussion of the rationale behind the assignment, along with supplemental elements such as guidelines for evaluation, prewriting exercises and tips for avoiding common pitfalls. The assignments are designed for a range of courses, from first-year composition to upper-division writing in various disciplines.
Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 46,78 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1913724263
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Author : Charles Lowe
Publisher : Parlor Press LLC
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 2010-06-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1602358311
Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide-range of topics about writing, much like the model made famous by Wendy Bishop’s “The Subject Is . . .” series. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about developing nearly every aspect of craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level. Topics in Volume 1 of the series include academic writing, how to interpret writing assignments, motives for writing, rhetorical analysis, revision, invention, writing centers, argumentation, narrative, reflective writing, Wikipedia, patchwriting, collaboration, and genres.