Stephen Sharp

A New Look at the Interactive Writing Classroom

Methods, Strategies, and Activities to Engage Students

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Teaching students how to write more effectively is a goal that English teachers of all levels share. How can you motivate your students to produce their best writing, think critically, and participate more actively in class? How can you conduct workshops in your classroom that create a more dynamic, interactive, student-centered environment? This practical, comprehensive guide to teaching writing offers English teachers a variety of new, classroom-tested instructional activities, workshops, lesson plans, journal entries, teaching strategies, and creative assignments to use in their classrooms, including modified mini-lessons and group discussions that engage students and stimulate critical thinking. Emphasizing the proven benefits of cooperative learning, the book includes step-by-step instructions for special writing workshops on invention strategies, critical reading, thesis statements, draft feedback, narrative writing, debates, outlining, introductions, proofreading and editing, and much more. Additional topics include how to coach students, manage problematic students, attack plagiarism, and deal with student evaluations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 523g
• ISBN-13: 9781610484176
• ISBN-10: 1610484177
• Artikelnr.: 33465846

Autorenporträt

Writing specialist Steve Sharp has a Master's degree in English and advanced training in composition instruction. He has taught a variety of courses at the secondary and college levels and was named an "Excellent Instructor" and "Natural Helper" for his work in the classroom.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Student
Introductions: Building a Community of Learners Chapter 4 How Can You Deal
Effectively with Such a Diverse Group of Students? Chapter 5 Changing Your
Studentsí Attitudes Toward Writing and Reading Chapter 6 Houston, We Have a
Reading Problem Chapter 7 Using Positive Reinforcement to Motivate Your
Students Chapter 8 Lessons from the Practice Fields Chapter 9 Becoming More
Authentic in the Classroom Chapter 10 Should You Really Teach Writing as a
Process? Chapter 11 Hey Dude, Why Canít You Follow Directions? Chapter 12
Making Writing More Fun for Your Students Chapter 13 Getting Your Students
to Master the Narrative Chapter 14 Improving Peer Feedback: Making Students
More Accountable Chapter 15 Insuring Successful Workshops in Your Class
Chapter 16 Workshops That Really Work: My Five Favorite Workshops Chapter
17 Workshops to Help Your Students Write More Effectively Chapter 18 How to
Make Your Students Better Editors and Proofreaders Chapter 19 The Textbook
Can Become Your Studentsí Friend Chapter 20 Using Modified Mini-Lessons to
Convey Information Effectively Chapter 21 Group Discussions Donít Have to
Crash and Burn Chapter 22 Debates Motivate Your Students to Write Research
Papers Chapter 23 Attacking Plagiarism in Your Classroom Chapter 24 Student
Evals: Has Teaching Become a Popularity Contest? Chapter 25 About the
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