Teaching middle school writers
Subtitle: lessons and routines that give adolescents compelling reasons to write
By: Laura Robb.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780325026572
Subjects: English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What middle school students can teach us about writing; title: Developing an approach that narrows the gulf between writing for school and writing for self; title: Using mentor texts to arrive at compelling reasons to write; title: Making powerful writing happen day to day: routines that work; title: Making powerful writing happen day to day: lessons that work; title: Setting criteria, revising, and editing; title: Conferring: answering middle schoolers' need to collaborate; title: Writing conferences in action; title: Analytical exchanges on line: blogs and beyond; title: Conclusion: make it your own.