What a Writer Needs

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.623
EAN: 9780435087340
ISBN: 0435087347
Label: Heinemann
Manufacturer: Heinemann
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: November 16, 1992
Publisher: Heinemann
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Heinemann

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:

Fletcher teaches qualities of good writing through an engaging, vivid discussion, richly illustrated with examples.
- English Journal

The work of Donald Graves, Lucy Calkins, Donald Murray, Nancie Atwell, and others has led to a whole generation of writing process workshops where children write, share, revise, and publish their work with confidence. But such progress raises problems, and teachers today have a number of new concerns, mainly: Now that my students are writing, how do I help them improve?



What a Writer Needs answers these concerns. In engaging, anecdotal prose, Ralph Fletcher provides a wealth of specific, practical strategies for challenging and extending student writing. There are chapters on details, the use of time, voice, character, beginnings and endings, among others. The work of student and professional writers is sprinkled throughout the book, and a generous appendix of useful picture books and novels is also provided.



In What a Writer Needs, Ralph Fletcher brings important perspectives and ideas that are well-grounded in classroom experience. The book is for writing teachers as well as teachers who write, and with its thorough exploration of literary techniques it will also be useful and appealing to reading teachers. As Donald Murray writes in the Foreword, the author "builds sturdy bridges from the writer's studio to the elementary and middle school classroom."






Rating: - What a teacher of writing needs...
This is an outstanding book about the philosphy and art of crafting writing and the even trickier art of teaching it to students. If you enjoy this book, check our the shorter"Craft Lessons" as well - it's full of great mini-lessons and tricks.

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Rating: - Easy-to-Read Wonder
This easy-to-read wonder was required reading in my graduate class. Everyone in the class loved the book and found it extremely useful.

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Rating: - I've read it twice
A great inspiring resource for those who want to write or teach writing. It's not perfect, but it's very real.

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Rating: - This is THE book on the teaching of writing!
Words simply cannot describe this book. I read it through in one sitting and was left craving more. Teachers in grades kindergarten through graduate school would benefit from reading Fletcher's book. Simply outstanding!

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Rating: - A gentle read for all those who teach writing.
I love this author and I love this book!!! Ralph Fletcher has a way of nudging us as teachers while completely understanding how difficult it is to teach writing! This is a gentle read that uplifts and inspires while it informs.

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