A new look at the interactive writing classroom : methods, strategies, and activities to engage students / Stephen Sharp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharp, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching--Activity programs.

English language.

Motivation in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 01. STUDENT INTRODUCTIONS: BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS; Chapter 02. HOW CAN YOU DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS?; Chapter 03. CHANGING YOUR STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD WRITING AND READING; Chapter 04. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A READING PROBLEM; Chapter 05. USING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TO MOTIVATE YOUR STUDENTS; Chapter 06. LESSONS FROM THE PRACTICE FIELDS; Chapter 07. BECOMING MORE AUTHENTIC IN THE CLASSROOM; Chapter 08. SHOULD YOU REALLY TEACH WRITING AS A PROCESS?; Chapter 09. HEY DUDE, WHY CAN'T YOU FOLLOW DIRECTIONS?

Chapter 10. MAKING WRITING MORE FUN FOR YOUR STUDENTSChapter 11. GETTING YOUR STUDENTS TO MASTER THE NARRATIVE; Chapter 12. IMPROVING PEER FEEDBACK: MAKING STUDENTS MORE ACCOUNTABLE; Chapter 13. ENSURING SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS IN YOUR CLASS; Chapter 14. WORKSHOPS THAT REALLY WORK: MY FIVE FAVORITE WORKSHOPS; Chapter 15. WORKSHOPS TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS WRITE MORE EFFECTIVELY; Chapter 16. HOW TO MAKE YOUR STUDENTS BETTER EDITORS AND PROOFREADERS; Chapter 17. THE TEXTBOOK CAN BECOME YOUR STUDENTS' FRIEND; Chapter 18. USING MODIFIED MINI-LESSONS TO CONVEY INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY

Chapter 19. GROUP DISCUSSIONS DON'T HAVE TO CRASH AND BURNChapter 20. DEBATES MOTIVATE YOUR STUDENTS TO WRITE RESEARCH PAPERS; Chapter 21. ATTACKING PLAGIARISM IN YOUR CLASSROOM; Chapter 22. STUDENT EVALUATIONS: HAS TEACHING BECOME A POPULARITY CONTEST?; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-21850-0

1-283-14590-1

9786613145901

1-61048-419-3

OCLC:

733040270