Teaching Powerful Writing: 25 Short Read-Aloud Stories With Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing

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Binding: Paperback
Brand: Scholastic
Dewey Decimal Number: 371
EAN: 9780439111119
ISBN: 0439111110
Item Dimensions: 300
Label: Teaching Strategies Books (Scholastic)
Manufacturer: Teaching Strategies Books (Scholastic)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2001-08
Publisher: Teaching Strategies Books (Scholastic)
Studio: Teaching Strategies Books (Scholastic)

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
25 Short Read-Aloud Stories and Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing
Approach to Writing!
Students have trouble applying a novel's literary techniques in their own writing‹so give them something short! Read aloud these personal narratives, each highlighting a different writing technique, and watch students' writing take off!




Rating: - Ummm. . .Am I missing something?
Yes, this book has short stories, but my inner-city middle graders are not interested in them. Students need stories that they can relate to. Maybe it is just me, but this has not proven to be helpful in my classroom, although it does add to the other bunch of books that I have on my shelf and it makes me look more well-read, I suppose. Please, don't waste your money!

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Rating: - A helpful tool in my creative writing class
I have started using this well thought out book in my high school creative writing class. My students, most of whom are reading below grade level, easily understand the stories. The author notes and editor notes help me prepare them for their writing challenge.

This is a valuable teaching tool in my classroom.

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Rating: - Must Have-Great with Middle School Writers!
This book includes SO MANY beautiful stories to share with students and stimulate their writing! This is my third year of teaching and I don't know what I would have done without this book. I was fortunate to find it here @ Amazon the summer before I began as a new educator. It really helped me set up my writing program for my 6th, 7th and 8th grade language arts students.

Another installment of the same kind of relevent topics and well-written samples would not be a horrible thing to ... Read More

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Rating: - bob's book is brilliant
i admit--i am a bit biased. i was introduced to this book before i began to work with bob and some of the other writers included in the collection. it is an asset to any classroom library. after i met bob, i began to treasure the book even more. what a fantastic teacher he is... what an excellent book...

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