Hidden gems
Subtitle: naming and teaching from the brilliance in every student's writing
By: Katherine Bomer.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780325029658
Subjects: English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching; Motivation in education
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What if we just relaxed and stopped caring what the neighbors think?; title: What voices dance in our heads as we read student writing, and where did they come from?; title: What can we learn from reading widely in modern texts and naming what we admire?; title: How can we use new language to effectively speak to kids about quality in writing?; title: Where can we find fun phrases for talking about writing?; title: How can we read student writing to find the hidden gems?; title: How can generous and careful reading of student writing tell us what to teach?; title: What can we see in student writing when we read it with colleagues?; title: How do we think through official evaluation and grading as response to student work?; title: How can teachers become in charge of celebrations as we revalue student writing?; title: Appendix A: general protocol for reading published texts; title: Appendix B: looking closely at qualities of writing: four possibilities; title: Appendix C: looking at whole-class writing; title: Appendix D: looking at individual student writing; title: Appendix E: looking at whole-class writing (variation); title: Appendix F: looking at individual student writing (variation); title: Appendix G: detailed protocol for reading whole-class or individual student writing; title: Appendix H: looking for the good stuff in your partner's writing.