Inspired learners, active minds
Subtitle: a guide for the English classroom
By: Dennis J. Kafalas.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781578867233; 9781578867240
Subjects: English language -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States; English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141).
Table of contents: title: Why use reading and writing workshop?; title: Suspending disbelief; title: First step : choice and ownership of reading and writing; title: The writer's notebook; title: The writing workshop; title: Grading; title: Bringing literature into the classroom; title: Performance-based exams; title: Writing the research paper; title: Portfolios, assessment, and metacognition; title: Starting the school year in the workshop model.