Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning: 101 Lessons & Mentor Texts--Narrative, Opinion/Argument, & Informative/Explanatory, Grades 4-9 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gretchen Bernabei, Judith A. ReimerSeries:Corwin LiteracyPublish date:2013-08-06Pages:264
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Corwin PublishersISBN-13:9781452268613ISBN-10:1452268614UPC:9781452268613Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Teaching, SchoolsBook Topic:Subjects, LevelsSize:10.90 x 8.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SC38VVJYCK
Sometimes a student's best teacher is another student
If ever there were a book to respond to the pressure to increase students' test scores, this is it. You see, Gretchen Bernabei and Judi Reimer have had amazing success using mentor texts by students to teach writing well in any genre. Now, they "hand over their file drawers" and pair 101 student essays with one-page lessons on topics such as how to:
- Choose a structure across genres
- Extract thesis statement and main points
- Support points with details
- Use rhetorical devices and grammatical constructions
- Write from the point of view of a fictional character
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Corwin PublishersISBN-13:9781452268613ISBN-10:1452268614UPC:9781452268613Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Teaching, SchoolsBook Topic:Subjects, LevelsSize:10.90 x 8.40 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SC38VVJYCK
Gretchen Bernabei′s teaching career spans more than 28 years--and counting. She currently teaches English at the Eleanor Kolitz Academy in San Antonio. Gretchen has shared her experience with other teachers through seminars, journal articles and books, offering field-tested techniques for teaching writing. Her The Good Writer′s Kit for Hampton-Brown/National Geographic is a multi-component program for inspiring adolescent writers. Other recent publications include:
In 2010, NCTE awarded Gretchen the prestigious James Moffett Award for her classroom research.
In addition, Gretchen is a sought-after presenter for workshops and staff-development seminars across the United States. Her schedule for summer 2012 is attached.
Judi Reimer is a teacher and writer living in San Antonio, Texas. She worked with Gretchen as copyeditor and personal assistant on her last two books. She taught 4th grade for North East ISD for 17 years, and continues to work with students and teachers in the district doing writing activities and test prep tutoring. As a freelance writer, she has written features and columns for Parents, Ladies′ Home Journal, and other national magazines. She has also written articles for Studies Weekly classroom publications, as well as doing standards correlations, assessments, and webinars for their parent company, American Legacy Publishing. (http: //www.studiesweekly.com/webinars.php).
- Crunchtime: Lessons to Help Students Blow the Roof Off writing Tests and Become Better Writers in the Process (Heinemann)
- Publication to date units: 14,050
- First 12 months units: 6000
- Why We Must Run with Scissors (with Barry Lane)
- Reviving the Essay: Teaching Structure without Formula
- Lightning in a Bottle, a program featuring photographs on CD-ROM used to prompt and guide student writing.
- "The School Essay: Tracking Movement of the Mind" in Teaching the Neglected "R" Rethinking Writing Instruction in Secondary Classrooms (Heinemann)
- The Story of My Thinking: Expository Writing Activities for 13 Teaching Situations (forthcoming, Heinemann, fall 2012)
In 2010, NCTE awarded Gretchen the prestigious James Moffett Award for her classroom research.
In addition, Gretchen is a sought-after presenter for workshops and staff-development seminars across the United States. Her schedule for summer 2012 is attached.
Judi Reimer is a teacher and writer living in San Antonio, Texas. She worked with Gretchen as copyeditor and personal assistant on her last two books. She taught 4th grade for North East ISD for 17 years, and continues to work with students and teachers in the district doing writing activities and test prep tutoring. As a freelance writer, she has written features and columns for Parents, Ladies′ Home Journal, and other national magazines. She has also written articles for Studies Weekly classroom publications, as well as doing standards correlations, assessments, and webinars for their parent company, American Legacy Publishing. (http: //www.studiesweekly.com/webinars.php).
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