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Mastery in informational and expository writing is central to the success of intermediate and middle-school students. In Crafting Expository Papers, Susan Koehler explicitly explains five instructional steps that develop expository skills, from developing details and creating organization through writing effective expository paragraphs and papers, then revising and editing for publication. She includes lessons with specific Target Skills(R) to support your students' progress, and suggests timelines that will help you plan your curriculum. Students proficient in the genre of expository writing are empowered to craft well-organized written responses on subject-area assessments and standardized tests. They are able to write well-supported reports and term papers and will be prepared to handle the majority of writing that the majority of people will do in their lives. But teaching your students how to compose expository papers also has a larger impact on their education--becoming a proficient writer is often the first step in becoming a proficient reader. Students who learn the nuances of crafting expository writing will recognize and comprehend that craft while reading and responding to informational texts. Throughout, Koehler's comprehensive approach and clear instructions make this book a unique and valuable resource for any teacher of developing writers.

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These...teacher resources provide explicit instructional techniques as well as numerous student examples for mastering the craft of expository and opinion/persuasive writing. The books are intended as supplemental resources for CraftPlus, an approach to writing instruction developed by Marcia S. Freeman, but both can also be used as stand-alone resources. In Crafting Expository Papers, Koehler divides each lesson into three parts: the mini-lesson introduces and defines the skill, the workshop leads from pair to individual work, and the response requires students to share their work with each other. In Crafting Opinion and Persuasive Papers, Clifford uses a similar format but explains the mini-lesson in relationship to his WHAM approach. WHAM stands for Watch (students watch the teacher perform the skill), Help (students help the teacher perform the skill), Apply (students apply the skill as the teacher assists) and Master (students work on mastering the skill). Reproducibles are included in both books and both are important resources for teaching students in the craft of writing. --Reviewed in Professionally Speaking (Sept. 2008) by Maureen Doeler, a grade 7 teacher at Holy Cross Catholic School in Innisfil-- Professionally Speaking This book should be in every teacher's library of resources. --Marilyn Maurer, Secondary Language Arts Consultant, Niles Community Schools This is the how that teachers want! This book provides teachers with a highly structured and effective instructional sequence that will help all students organize and give support to the expository pieces they write. --Jan Herbert, Program Specialist, Bakersfield City School District With this book, teachers will have a myriad of methods, examples, and assessments for expository writing literally at their fingertips. --Shirley T.G. Allen, Supervisor of Instruction, Medford Township Public Schools

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Susan Koehler is a National Board Certified Teacher, reading coach, and writing consultant. She has a master's degree in reading education and is certified in K-12 reading. Susan is currently a teacher at Holy Comforter Episcopal School in Tallahassee, FL. Susan has more than 20 years of experience teaching a variety of grade levels and also trains teachers with the CraftPlus Writing Program (available through Maupin House). She is the 2005 recipient of the Mary Brogan Award for Excellence in Literacy Education. Susan is the author of Crafting Expository Papers, Purposeful Writing Assessment, and The Complete K-5 Writing Workshop; the co-author of Models for Teaching Writing-craft Target Skills (Second Edition); and the project editor for the CraftPlus Daily Writing Lessons.

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