Ready-to-Go Writing Lessons That Teach Key Strategies (Grades 4-8)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 372
EAN: 9780439138475
ISBN: 0439138477
Label: Scholastic Professional Books
Manufacturer: Scholastic Professional Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: April 01, 2001
Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Scholastic Professional Books

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Motivating Reproducible Lessons Paired With Teaching Ideas That Coach Your Students Toward Powerful Writing
Helps Students Meet Language Arts Standards!
Must-have writing lessons packed with reproducible, kid-friendly practice pages that target common writing roadblocks.




Rating: - Too Elementary
I bought this book with the hopes of using it with my 8th grade class. After analyzing the lessons, I discovered that many if not all were too elementary for use with that age level. The cover suggests it can be used with grades 4-8, but I can't really see it working in grades 7 or 8.

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Rating: - Learning to write is fun!
This book takes the process of learning to write and makes it fun for students. The idea of placing learning to write within the framework of a sports metaphor works for this book aimed at middle schoolers. Looking back on my own experience with learning how to write, I really wish these lessons had been around; my teachers and classmates would have applauded.

Andrew Larson, Indiana Communications Major

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Rating: - Writing Strategies That Engage Students!
Patricia Tabb and Nancy Delano Moore show that they have the "write stuff" in their new book, Ready-to-Go Writing Lessons That Teach Key Strategies. Tips and strategies for teaching writing are shared through eighteen practical and insightful lesson plans that cover the writing process. Each lesson is easy to follow and can be readily adapted to cover a wide range of student experience levels. Particularly appealing is the "Literature Resource" section included in all of the lesson plans. Literature ... Read More

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