A Student Guide to Writing on Demand
Strategies for High-Scoring Essays
Published on 1. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-325-00876-9 (ISBN)
Description
Get ready to write to the prompt. Get "A Student Guide to Writing on Demand" and prepare for testing in a new way that: eases concerns about timed writing situations increases familiarity with the forms encountered in testing boosts scores on standardized writing tests. "A Student Guide to Writing on Demand" helps build up a bank of writing and coping strategies that can be drawn from during live testing. Be ready for success with: flash writes for self-reflection opportunities for pressure-free timed writing exercises and activities designed to mimic testing situations. Preempt the prompt with "A Student Guide to Writing on Demand."
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Language
English
Place of publication
Portsmouth
United States
Publishing group
Heinemann USA
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Seventh Grade, Reading Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-325-00876-9 (9780325008769)
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Leila Christenbury is Commonwealth Professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, and a 40-year veteran teacher both in secondary English and higher education. She is a former editor of English Journal and past president of the National Council of Teachers of English. In recognition of her account of returning to teach in the English classroom, she is the recipient of both the David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in Teaching and the James N. Britton Award for Educational Research. Leila has recently served as NCTE's Council Historian for the organization's centennial and, at VCU, she has been professor, department chair, and interim dean.