Writing

Writing

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Books

 

Title

 Bird by Bird
Author Anne Lamott
Publisher Anchor Books, Doubleday
Copyright 1994
Description This book is as the author states, “What I’ve learned along the way, what I pass along to each new batch of students. This is not like other writing books, some of which are terrific.
It’s more personal, like my classes. As of today, here is almost every single thing I know about writing.”
Reference Number WR100.1  &  WR100.2

 

Title

 Cityscapes (Eight Views from the Urban Classroom) 
Author Howard Banford, Myron Berkman, Carole Chin
Publisher National Writing Project Corporation
Copyright 1996
Description In this beautifully written book, urban teachers show us how they stopped the fast flow of teaching in the ordinary way to think hard about the particular children they teach. As a result, these
“cityscapes” offer views unavailable in the usual discourse about urban education.
Reference Number WR101

Title

 Craft Lessons (Teaching Writing K-8)
Author Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi
Publisher Stenhouse Publishers
Copyright 1998
Description Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi argue that too often we concentrate on the beginning and ending of the writing process, while leaving students on their own to make a thousand critical decisions in their writing about crafting leads, voice, structure, supporting detail, setting, mood and character. This book will appeal to both experienced writing teachers seeking new horizons for their writers and teachers who relatively new to teaching writing.
Reference Number WR102

 

Title

 Creating Writers through 6-Trait Writing Assessments and Instruction
Author Vicki Spandel
Publisher Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
Copyright

2001
Description Guiding students to think of themselves and believe in themselves as writers is a goal that every teacher hopes to reach. Providing clear guidelines on helping students draft, assess, and revise their writing, the third edition of Creating Writers through 6-Trait Writing Assessments and Instruction presents a highly adaptable assessment model for identifying the attributes of good writing.
Reference Number WR103

 

Title

 Practical Approaches for Teaching Reading and Writing in Middle Schools
Author Teresa M. Morretta and Michelle Ambrosini
Publisher International Reading Association, Inc
Copyright 2000
Description This book presents the authors’ “combined approach” to language learning, an approach that embraces aspects of both whole language and explicit instruction.  The book offers practical approaches in engaging students in reading-including dialogue journals, double entry journals, and literature circles-and practical approach in engaging students in writing-including mini-lessons, spelling workshop, and reading/writing workshop.  The book concludes with appendixes that offer teacher resources such as journal questions, reflection sheets, and lesson plans.
Reference Number WR104                          Cross Reference: Reading: RE143

 

Title

 Reading and Writing Literary Genres
Author Kathleen Buss and Lee Karnowski
Publisher International Reading Association, Inc
Copyright 2000
Description

This book presents an interactive model that uses quality children’s literature as the foundation for teaching reading and writing.  Instead of grouping literature into broad categories of fiction and non-fiction, this book gives an opportunity to teach and apply a variety of different genres of literature and their unique elements.

Four main genres – fiction, traditional literature, fantasy, and non-fiction – are divided into seven chapters:

  • Teaching Realistic Fiction
  • Teaching Mysteries
  • Teaching Traditional Folktales
  • Teaching Pourquoi Stories and Fables
  • Teaching Modern Folktales
  • Teaching Fantasy
  • Teaching Biographies

Each chapter has three main sections:

  • The
    Background Information introduces each genre by giving a brief history of its stories, describing its literary elements, and examples of stories that fit its characteristics.
  • Teaching the Genre, suggests teaching strategies that will lead students to understand the elements and to eventually write their own genre stories.
  • The
    Extensions section provides activities to encourage students to go beyond reading and writing in the genres and progress to further research and development.

The extensive Bibliography at the end of the book recommends titles for teachers and students to read.
Reference Number WR105                          Cross Reference: Reading: RE144

 

Title

 Teaching Writing (The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Day-To-Day Writing Program)
Author Jo Phenix
Publisher Pembroke Publishers Limited
Copyright 1990
Description Teaching Writing answers a multitude of teacher questions: how to organize your time, room and students; how to take risks and succeed; simple guidelines to all aspects of teaching writing from getting started to conferences, the writing process, audience awareness, transcription skills, evaluation, and record-keeping.
Reference Number WR106

 

Title

 Write Right
Author Bob Furnish
Publisher Phi Delta Kappa
Copyright 1996
Description One of the leading English handbooks in the country has been updated and is in a new easy-to-use format Write Right a practical handbook wish is also easy to read and in many instances causes the reader to chuckle.
Reference Number WR107

 

Title

 Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide
Author Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi
Publisher Heinemann
Copyright 2001
Description Writing Workshop is a practical book, providing everything a teacher needs to get the writing workshop up and running. In clear language, Fletcher and Portalupi explain the simple principles that underlie the writing workshop.
Reference Number WR108

 

Title

 The Grammar Crammer
Author Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson
Publisher Contempory Books
Copyright 1982
Description Here is a cram course on grammar that can be read- and understood-in just a few hours. It discusses lucidly-even pleasurably-nouns, pronouns, verbs, modifiers, conjunctions, and prepositions, punctuation, and sentences-including eight clues that ensure sentences will work properly.
Reference Number WR109

 

Title

 Spelling for Parents
Author Jo Phenix / Doreen Scott-Dunne
Publisher Pembroke Publishers Limited
Copyright 1994
Description This fascinating approach to English will help families work together to become better spellers as they explore the fun and structure of words.  From interesting games and puzzles, it is full of practical suggestions that will help parents understand their children’s spelling development; recognize their children’s strengths and weaknesses; use specific strategies to help their children improve their spelling; and discuss their children’s progress effectively with teachers.
Reference Number WR110

 

Title

 Reading and Writing Assessment Portfolio Part 1 Grades K-3
Author Diane Deford
Publisher Dominie Press
Copyright 2001
Description This portfolio includes 1 show me book, 11 benchmark books, 20 bridging books, 1 reading assessment teacher’s guide, 1 phonics, writing, and spelling assessment teacher’s guide and 1 student test samples booklet
Reference Number WR111                             Cross Reference: Reading: RE134

 

Title

 Developing Writer’s Assessment – Grade 3 – Teacher Resource Book
Author Joetta Beaver, Mark Carter, Kathleen Taps, and E. Jane Williams
Publisher Celebration Press
Copyright –
Description This is an analytic writing assessment designed to be used annually to help teachers develop competent writers.  The assessment as a whole is briefly described, along with a historical overview and assessment rationale.  Learning goals for intermediate writers, a description of the classroom writing environment and the writing workshop, and a suggested classroom-based writing assessment plan are presented and discussed.  Information on conducting the Developing Writer’s Assessment, developing writers, examples, and suggestions for after the assessment are also included.
Reference Number WR112                           

 

Title

 Teaching Kids to Care & Cooperate
Author Kathy Pike & Jean Mumper & Alice Fiske
Publisher Scholastic
Copyright 2000
Description 50 easy writing, discussion & art activities that help develop responsibility and respect for others.
Reference Number WR113                           Cross Reference: CU140

 

Videos

Title

 Primetime Live: ABC News Freedom Riders
Author
Publisher ABC news
Copyright
Description
Reference Number WR001

 

Title

 Using State-of-the-Art Strategies for Teaching Writing – To maximize Your Students’ Growth in Writing And Reading, K-1
Author Darla Wood-Walters
Publisher Bureau of Education & Research
Copyright 2001
Description This program is intended for educators, grades K-1, who are seeking ways to strengthen their literacy instruction.  This video training program demonstrates practical and dynamic ways to support and stretch the writing progress of K-1 students.  State-of-the-Art management techniques, teaching strategies, and conferencing techniques combine to boost children’s ability, enthusiasm, and confidence.This guide contains a variety of resource materials in the form of blackline masters.  These may be reproduced for use in training sessions and self-study.
Reference Number  WR002                                                            

 

Title

 Student-Centered Reading and Learning Strategies for Elementary Schools
Author Carol Santa
Publisher Video J
Copyright 1997
Description This volume introduces CRISS (Creating Independence Through Student-owned Strategies) which is grounded in research-based principles and demonstrated across grade levels in a variety of classroom settings.  This compelling philosophy encourages teachers to model these strategies for students then to gradually step aside, allowing them to take over as the makers of meaning in their own learning.
Reference Number RE608E                        Cross Reference:  SPIN004                                

 

Title

 Writing Across the Curriculum: Finding Meaning in Learning – Intermediate
Author Verne Meyer
Publisher Video J
Copyright
Description Outlines a powerful program for writing across the curriculum.  Highlights include the following: school wide writing, six traits for teaching and assessing writing, strategies for building a writing across the curriculum program.
Reference Number WR904IM

 

Title

 Writing Across the Curriculum: Finding Meaning in Learning – High
Author Verne Meyer
Publisher Video J
Copyright
Description Outlines a powerful program for writing across the curriculum.  Highlights include the following: school wide writing, six traits for teaching and assessing writing, strategies for building a writing across the curriculum program.
Reference Number WR904H