Narrative writing
Subtitle: learning a new model for teaching
By: George Hillocks, Jr.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780325008424
Subjects: English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Narration (Rhetoric) -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-158) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why and how to teach narrative; title: What makes a good personal narrative?; title: Getting started; title: Incorporating detail and figurative language; title: Creating dialogue; title: Transforming dramatic scripts into narrative; title: Writing about inner thoughts, feelings, and sensations; title: Writing about people and action; title: Writing about scenes and settings; title: Teaching students how to revise; title: Evaluating the impact of teaching; title: Appendix A: an assessment of teaching narrative in inner-city schools; title: Appendix B: a note about grammar.