High-Impact Writing Clinics: 20 Projectable Lessons for Building Literacy Across Content Areas (Corwin Literacy)
“Leave it to Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger to come up with a resource that allows kids to be the diverse group of individuals they can and want to be—and at the same time paves a route for them to meet the Common Core Standards. . . . I really wish I had written this resource. Having read it, it is tough not to be jealous.”(Stephanie Harvey, Coauthor of Strategies That Work, Second Edition)“High-Impact Writing Clinicsis a unique, practical, clever, and just-right-for-the-times resource. Poetry is an integral part of the Common Core Standards. And just in time, here comes a truly easy-to-use resource, with all the connections made, lessons provided, ready-to-use slides, and texts included. If you can turn on PowerPoint, you can teach these lessons!”(Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, Coauthor of The Best-Kept Teaching Secret)“Is poetry relevant in this era of Common Core? Absolutely! Anyone who doubts this needs to pick up this remarkable book by Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger, who show how poetry is not only relevant but an engaging way for students to meet these rigorous standards. . . . Sara and Michael show students (and their teachers) the power of imagination and observation, even as they read closely and work to meet the standards.”(Stevi Quate, Independent Consultant and Staff Developer)“I highly recommend this resource for all teachers. In addition to showing how each lesson addresses the CCSS, Sara and Michael demystify poetry writing for students of all ages. This book also includes poems that exemplify, extend, and reinforce each lesson. UsingHigh-Impact Writing Clinicsis like having Sara and Michael as enthusiastic co-teachers in your own classroom.”(Beverly Ann Chin, Ph.D., Director)“As I readHigh-Impact Writing Clinics, I felt as though I had been transported back to my own classroom with two amazing poets in residence. Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger give teachers and writers the tools to make the world stand still so we can capture a moment in words. The lessons and original poems bring writers to the sights and sounds that are at the heart of a real writing workshop.”(Janet Allen, Author of Plugged Into Reading)