Overview

If you believe that all students should have opportunities to write in genres of their choice but aren’t sure how, Matt Glover is here to help. In Craft and Process Studies, Matt makes a compelling case for raising student engagement and writing quality by allowing students to choose the genre they want to write in. Then he shows you how with 17 possible units, divided into craft and process studies, that teach important writing skills while also providing opportunities for choice of genre. Matt uses a predictable structure for each unit that includes suggestions for: applicable grade ranges time of year to try key unit goals and questions mentor texts minilesson topics conferring goals. With key teaching points, ideas for how to fit the units into your existing curriculum, and strategies to overcome common roadblocks, Matt gives you all the specific how-to’s for implementing the studies even in school settings where writing units are already set. And with 40 classroom videos, you’ll see the power of this work in action. Samples Preview sample pages from Craft and Process Studies

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Author:   Matt Glover
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 20.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780325099736

ISBN 10:   0325099731
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   28 October 2019
Recommended Age:   From 5 to 11 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1: Increasing Engagement Through Choice of Genre 2: Choice of Genre Through Craft and Process Studies 3: Teaching in Craft and Process Studies 4: Launching Writing Workshop: Fostering Self-Direction 5: Reading Like a Writer 6: Using Strategies to Find Topics 7: Finding and Developing Independent Writing Projects 8: Launching the Use of a Writer's Notebook 9: Independent Genre Study 10: Planning 11: How to Have Better Peer Conferences 12: Revision 13: Genre Overview 14: Illustration Study 15: Using Illustrations and Text to Create Meaning in the Upper Grades 16: How to Make Paragraphing Decisions 17: General Craft Study 18: Using Punctuation as a Crafting Tool 19: Using Text Structures as Crafting Tools 20: Author Study

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Matt Glover has been a teacher, principal, and consultant for over 35 years. He is the author of the Heinemann titles Craft and Process Studies: Units That Provide Writers with Choice of Genre and Engaging Young Writers, as well as the co-author of Already Ready, Projecting Possibilities for Writers, I Am Reading, and Watch Katie and Matt...Sit Down and Teach Up, a video-enhanced e-book. An international literacy consultant, Matt works in schools with teachers on topics related to nurturing writers of all ages, early reading, oral language composition, and supporting children's intellectual development.

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