Inspiring student writers : strategies and examples for teachers / edited by Tom Scheft.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scheft, Tom, editor.

Series:

Language, literacy, and learning.

Literacy, language, and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English language.

Creative writing--Study and teaching.

Creative writing.

English teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Getting our students to write and write well is a process Tom Scheft explains and explores, offering practical and theoretical guidance, while providing uplifting, thought provoking examples of a writing assignment for students middle grades through master's level. An invaluable supplemental text for teacher education programs and in-service programs, Scheft mines his experience working with student writers in public schools and universities. He also covers: the research-backed case for autobiographical, reflective writing helping student writers understand and deal with rejection honest, practical strategies for dealing with dialect differences. Professors, English teachers, and students: This book will help enhance writing through time-tested, user-friendly strategies and powerful examples.

Contents:

Working with student writers / Tom Scheft

Autobiography in teacher preparation: the internally persuasive discourse that speaks with authority / Sandy A. Vavra

The autobiographical, reflective assignment / Tom Scheft

Teacher as secret agent / Muri Pugh

Gratitude, generosity, and community / Jennifer Lombard

Confronting the fear within / Laura Will

Teacher as scientist, teacher as artist / Amanda Albert

Reflections on Langston Hughes' "Mother to son" / Casey Collins, Carron Carter, and Melissa Davis

In the blood / Joshua Knight

The black teacher / Marshella Reid

Dealing with life / Sloane Akos

A renewed sense of life / Jayne Dorfman

The power of imagination / Taheera Blount

Flying lessons / Amanda Riley Smith

The power of unconditional love / Elwood Robinson

Testing the sleeping giant / Pamela George

Confronting stereotyping: understanding why we do it, considering what to do about it / Tom Scheft

Helping student writers understand and deal with rejection / Tom Scheft

Dealing with dialect differences: honest concerns and practical approaches / Tom Scheft.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612186721

9781282186729

1282186728

9781607521877

1607521873