Nonfiction Writing: From the Inside Out - USE 0-545-23966-4 Writing Lessons Inspired by Conversations With Leading Authors

by Robb, Laura

• ISBN13: 9780439513685
• ISBN10: 0439513685
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Teaching Resources

Summary

In this amazing book, Russell Freedman, Jean Craighead George, Kathryn Lasky, Stephen Swinburne, Michael Tunnel, David Quammen, Katherine Paterson and many others share with Laura Robb how they write compelling, beautiful nonfiction. Robb interweaves their advice with lessons on teaching all aspects of craft, including choosing fascinating topics, researching, revising, word choice, leads, and endings. Includes author quotes to share with students, assessment & management tips, and more. For use with Grades 3 & Up.

Author Biography

Laura Robb, the author of best sellers Teaching Reading in Middle School, Teaching Reading in Social Studies, Science, and Math, and other practical professional books, now turns her attention to nonfiction writing. In this highly practical book, Robb weaves what she learned from interviewing top nonfiction authors into lessons on craft and technique and learning to read using a writer's eye. Director of Language Arts and Curriculum Coordinator for Powhatan School in Boyce, Virginia, Robb has completed her 41st year in the classroom. She is a sought-after speaker giving professional development workshops throughout the country.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	4	(1)
Foreword by Michael O. Tunnell	5	(2)
Introduction	7	(4)
Chapter One: Writing About the World	11	(26)
Frameworks that Support the Teaching of Creative Nonfiction
Chapter Two: Nonfiction Features and Structures	37	(34)
Mini-Lessons That Make These Elements Accessible to Students
Chapter Three: What Writers Do	71	(38)
Helping Students Select Topics, Research, Plan, and Draft
Chapter Four: Winning Over the Reader With Words	109	(34)
Lessons and Strategies for Crafting Leads and Endings, and for Writing With Simplicity
Chapter Five Part I: From Paragraph to Essay	143	(30)
Strategies for Crafting Paragraphs as a Building Block to Writing Essays
Chapter Five Part II: The Heart of the Essay	173	(30)
Composing to Inform, Persuade, Remember, and Analyze
Chapter Six: Other Genres to Investigate	203	(50)
Book Reviews, Interviews, Biographies, and Diaries
Chapter Seven: Revising, Editing, and Grading	253	(44)
Strategies for Improving and Evaluating Writing
Chapter Eight: Weaving Ideas Together	297	(10)
Final Reflections on Nonfiction Writing in the Classroom
Bibliography	307	(8)
Appendices	315	(12)
Index	327