Marvelous minilessons for teaching intermediate writing, grades 3-8 / Lori Jamison Rog.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamison, Lori, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English language.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Report writing.

Language arts (Elementary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Markham, Ontario, Canada : Pembroke Publishers Limited, [2018]

Summary:

"This timely book shows teachers how to bring students on board with the "writingest" generation in history. This minilessons in this practical book go beyond grammar, spelling, and conventions to focus on comprehensive written communication as one of the essential skills for success. These fresh minilessons explore how to help students go beyond fuzzy thinking and generic voice and help them to organize their thinking, solve problems, identify key ideas, and reflect on different perspectives. The book argues that writing is important to help students communicate ideas to others, as well as to document their own thoughts. This buffet of minilessons gives you ideas to add to your teaching repertoire so you can help your students' work shine a little brighter."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction: The "Writingest" Generation

The Minilesson

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Writing Workshop: A Predictable Structure Where the Unpredictable Can Happen

How Can We Find the Time?

Teaching Time, Writing Time, Sharing Time

Supporting Independence

Topic Self-Selection

Managing Materials

The Teacher's Role

The Walkabout Conference

The TAG Conference

The Editing (Polish to Publish) Conference

Writing Workshop and the Struggling Writer

Technology Talk

Chapter 2: Where Do We Start?

Planning Units of Study

Teaching by Text Form

The Journey to Publication

Planning a Genre-Based Unit of Study

Sample Questions for Creating a Framework for a Text Form

Rubrics

A Sample Unit Plan for Personal Narrative

Sample Unit of Study Objectives for Personal Narrative Writing

Getting Started for the First Six Weeks

Sample Assessment Rubric for Personal Narrative

Chapter 3: Writing to Learn

Effective Instructional Strategies

Writing About Nonfiction Reading

Struggling Writers and Writing About Reading

Minilessons in This Chapter:

The Gist and the 3 E's

Write a Bad Response

What's the Difference?

Sum It Up!

Focused Freewriting

Chunk and Chew, Stop and Jot

WITIK: What I Think I Know

Chapter 4: Writing to Inform

An Informational Writing Unit of Study

Teaching an Informational Writing Unit

Skinny Down the Topic

Telegram Notes

Terrific Topic Sentences

Bookend Paragraphs

Gems to Make Writing Sparkle

The First Four Words

Rubric for Assessment and Evaluation

Chapter 5: Writing to Persuade

Steps in Teaching a Persuasive Writing Unit

Agree or Disagree?

What, Why, and How Do You Know?

Face the Facts.

Other People Might Say...

AIM for a Great Opening

End with an I, You, or We

Loaded Words

Chapter 6: Content Minilessons: Topics and Details

Topic Bingo

Trifold Planner

Listing or Layering

Don't Tell Me, Show Me!

Add an Anecdote

Slo-Mo Writing

Dabble in Dialogue

"Stars and Wishes" Peer Conferences

Chapter 7: The Writer's Craft: Writing with Rhythm and Flair

TAP into Voice

Vivid Verbs

The Magic of Three

Say it with a Simile

What Does Red Sound Like?

Pop in a Popper

The VSS

Flip the Sentence

Chapter 8: Conventions: The Good Manners of Writing

Grammar Rules We Thought We Knew (But Didn't)

Is it Time to Stop Teaching Spelling?

Word Study

Be Your Own Editor

Sentence Stretching

Three Sentence Stories

The Royal Order of Adjectives

Possessive or Plural Word Sort

Explode a Word

The Five Ps of Paragraphing

Resources

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

V

W.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781551389301

1551389304