Writing Put to the Test: Teaching for the High Stakes Essay
Author:   Amy Benjamin (National Literacy Consultant, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781596670266


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   11 May 2006
Format:   Paperback
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This book helps educators improve students’ ability to write clear, coherent essays in response to on-demand writing prompts. While it focuses on students’ abilities to succeed at on-demand writing, it also promotes the teaching of writing as an expression of art and self. For grades 4 -12, it provides examples of responses to narrative and persuasive prompts, and provides savvy advice about what scorers look for.

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Author:   Amy Benjamin (National Literacy Consultant, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Eye On Education, Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.270kg
ISBN:  

9781596670266


ISBN 10:   1596670266
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   11 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introducing On-Demand Writing; Part I The High-Stakes Essay; Chapter 2 Writing Instruction in the Age of Testing; Chapter 3 Resistance; Chapter 4 Using the Test Itself as a Teaching Tool; Part II Rhetorical Modes; Chapter 5 Teaching Writing Through Rhetorical Modes; Chapter 6 The Narrative Prompt; Chapter 7 The Persuasive Prompt; Part III Interventions; Chapter 8 Assistive Intervention That Works to Improve Writing; Chapter 9 Problem Solvers; Chapter 10 From Speech to Writing; Chapter 11 Language and Error;

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