Models for Teaching Writing-Craft Target Skills (Second Edition)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-934338-81-0 (ISBN)
Description
Writing is best taught through literature models. Showing students how other authors apply the writing-craft skills that you teach is a vital part of writing instruction. This innovative resource matches thirty-three fundamental writing craft Target Skills(( to a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction books and poetry selections, providing a solid set of strong models for writing-craft instruction. Also, this updated and revised second edition includes Spanish literature models that are perfect for ESL/ELL instruction. This wonderful resource also includes four literature-model matrices that show you how to use literature models to teach multiple craft skills.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised, Updated ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-934338-81-0 (9781934338810)
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Susan Koehler is a National Board Certified Teacher, reading coach, and writing consultant. She has a master's degree in reading education and is certified in K-12 reading. Susan is currently a teacher at Holy Comforter Episcopal School in Tallahassee, FL. Susan has more than 20 years of experience teaching a variety of grade levels and also trains teachers with the CraftPlus Writing Program (available through Maupin House). She is the 2005 recipient of the Mary Brogan Award for Excellence in Literacy Education. Susan is the author of Crafting Expository Papers, Purposeful Writing Assessment, and The Complete K-5 Writing Workshop; the co-author of Models for Teaching Writing-craft Target Skills (Second Edition); and the project editor for the CraftPlus Daily Writing Lessons.