59 reasons to write : mini-lessons, prompts, and inspiration for teachers / Kate Messner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Messner, Kate, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative writing.

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

English language.

English language--Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Portland, Maine : Routledge, 2024.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. They must experience the same uncertainty of starting a new draft and then struggling to revise. As they learn to move past the fear of failure, they discover the nervous rush and exhilaration of sharing work with an audience, just as their students do. Only by engaging in the real work of writing can teachers become part of the writing community they dream of creating for their students. . Kate Messner's new book, 59 Reasons to Write, shows teachers and librarians who teach writing how to be stronger role models for

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Getting Started; Chapter 3: Organizing; Chapter 4: Characters; Chapter 5: Point of View, Voice, and Mood; Chapter 6: Setting; Chapter 7: Plot and Pacing; Chapter 8: Flowing Between Nonfiction and Fiction: Finding the Story; Chapter 9: Poetry; Chapter 10: I'm Stuck!; Chapter 11: Revising and Critiquing; Chapter 12: Time to Reflect; Recommended Resources; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781003843085

1003843085

9781003840121

1003840124

9781032680446

103268044X

9781625310385

1625310382

OCLC:

904407342