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Kelly Gallagher - Teaching Adolescent Writers - 9781571104229 - V9781571104229
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Teaching Adolescent Writers

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Description for Teaching Adolescent Writers Paperback. Showing how students can be taught to write effectively, Kelly shares a number of classroom-tested strategies that enable teachers to understand the importance of teaching writing, and also motivate young writers to see the importance modelling plays, as well as many other techniques. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CJCW; JNUM; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XT) Teacher text. Dimension: 253 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 506.

In an increasingly demanding world of literacy, it has become critical that students know how to write effectively. From the requirements of standardized tests to those of the wired workplace, the ability to write well, once a luxury, has become a necessity. Many students are leaving school without the necessary writing practice and skills needed to compete in a complex and fast-moving Information Age. Unless we teach them how to run with it, they are in danger of being run over by a stampede—a literacy stampede. InTeaching Adolescent Writers , Kelly Gallagher shows how students can be taught to write ... Read more

  • Understand the importance of teaching writing and how to motivate young writers Show how modeling from both the teacher and real-world texts builds young writers Provide choice of what to write, which helps elevate adolescent writing, and how to fit it into a rigorous curriculum Help students recognize the importance of purpose and audience Assess essays in ways that drive better writing performance.

Infused with humor and illuminating anecdotes, Gallagher draws on his classroom experiences and work as co-director of a regional writing project to offer teachers both practical ways to incorporate writing instruction into their day and compelling reasons to do so.

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Product Details

Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781571104229
SKU
V9781571104229
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4

About Kelly Gallagher
Kelly, a baseballoholic and a self-described expert at negotiating airports, is in his 33rd year of teaching at the high school level. He currently teaches at Magnolia High School in Anaheim, California. He believes that there is no greater pleasure than teaching someone something. Teaching is artistic, it matters a great deal, and I can never get the job down ... Read more

Reviews for Teaching Adolescent Writers
"Grounded in the philosophy of teaching writing as a process, Gallagher's book offers a wealth of ideas for middle and high school writing teachers. This book will take its place alongside other well-thumbed titles on the writing teacher’s bookshelf." - Education Review "Infused with humor and enhanced with illustrative anecdotes, Teaching Adolescent Writers is an ideal addition to college ... Read more

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