The art of information writing
By: Lucy Calkins and M. Colleen Cruz ; photography by Peter Cunningham
Contributors: Cruz, Maria Colleen, author
Publisher: Firsthand, an imprint of Heinemann
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780325047331
Subjects: Composition and exercises; Exposition (Rhetoric); English language; Study and teaching (Elementary)
Notes: "Grade 3, Unit 2, information"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Teaching others to prime the pump; title: The power organizing and reorganizing; title: New structures lead to new thinking; title: Laying the bricks of information; title: Organization matters in texts large and small; title: Studying mentor texts in a search for elaboration strategies; title: Making connections within and across chapters; title: Balancing facts and ideas from the start; title: Researching facts and ensuring text accuracy; title: Reusing and recycling in the revision process; title: Creating introductions through researching mentor authors; title: Taking stock and setting goals; title: Putting oneself in readers' shoes to clear up confusion; title: Using text features makes it easier for readers to learn; title: Fact-checking through rapid research; title: Punctuating with paragraphs; title: Plan content-area writing, drawing on knowledge from across the unit; title: Revising from self-assessments; title: Crafting speeches, articles, or brochures using information writing skills; title: Bringing all you know to every project; title: A final celebration : using knowledge about nonfiction writing to teach younger students.