The writing-rich high school classroom : engaging students in the writing workshop / Jennifer Berne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berne, Jennifer.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Secondary).

English language.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Secondary).

English language--Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

vii, 166 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2009]

Summary:

This unique resource gives teachers everything they need to set up and manage a successful writing workshop in a high school classroom. By creating a classroom centered on writing, the workshop approach helps students develop skills and strategies for mastering numerous writing tasks and genres. After introducing the workshop's fundamental principles and methods, the book explains how to guide students through the entire writing process, from planning and drafting to revising, giving and receiving feedback, editing, and publishing their work. Guidelines for valid, reliable assessment and evaluation of student work are included. Enhancing the book's utility are numerous tables, figures, and "How's it done?" boxes that offer classroom-tested tools and tips.

Contents:

The high school writing workshop

Setting up and managing the writing workshop

Writing assignments

Planning and prewriting

Initial drafting

Writing is revising

Peer feedback

Teacher feedback

Correctness in writing workshop

Evaluating student work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1606230247

9781606230244

1606230239

9781606230237

OCLC:

231582074

Publisher Number:

99935128684