Introduce the Qualities of Writing: Getting Started With Teaching the Qualities of Writing, Grades 3-6

by Fletcher, Ralph; Portalupi, Joann

• ISBN13: 9780325037509
• ISBN10: 0325037507
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-05
• Publisher: Firsthand

Summary

" Our goal is to support and develop your professional skill as you make continual decisions about what and how to teach. It's our hope that TQW will make your classroom hum with writing! " -JoAnn Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher Learn how to improve your students' writing and how JoAnn Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher introduce students to the qualities of writing-ideas, design, language, presentation-and the power of their own voice. Through a practical Teacher's Guide , thirteen launch lessons, and eleven online video clips, JoAnn and Ralph introduce you to the strategies students need to improve the quality of their writing and at the same time develops your ability to read and assess your students' writing . Through their concise Teacher's GuideJoAnn and Ralph introduce the four qualities of writing and describes the role of voice in effective writing; offer strategies for choosing lessons based on genre cycles or on student and teacher needs and interests; and provide a broad array of assessment and record-keeping forms.

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