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Ten Things Every Writer Needs To Know (2011)

by Jeff Anderson(Favorite Author)

4.5 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Stenhouse Publishers

review 1: Excellent ready to go mini writing lessons with loads of mentor texts sprinkled throughout. I am often at a loss to teach revision and feel I do a poor job. I feel excited and confident to try out his approaches next year! He clearky knows how to break things down into understandable chunks for kids. Stand outs include the lessons on energy and removing clutter. I particularly appreciated the inclusion of full page versions of all graphics in the appendix- most helpful for photocopying. I plan to have kids glue some of these into their writers notebooks as we work through them together.
review 2: This book is absolutely amazing. From the spot-on quotes, to the well-researched mentor texts, to the ready-to-use lessons and ideas for the classroom, Jeff Ander... moreson is a true inspiration. His ideas and unorthodox approach to teaching is what forced me to change my thinking on the way things have always been done. It's because of him that my classroom is run by my students and I act as a guide, allowing students to discover, notice, imitate, and celebrate instead of me standing up in front of the class lecturing (aka teaching). {Cue flashback to Charlie Brown's teacher talking in her wah-wah-wah tones}The other beauty of this book is the fact that it so easily combines writing and reading, making it so that you can hardly notice whether you are teaching reading or writing lessons. They are so beautifully intertwined, as they should be, and really drive home the point to use authentic writing to teach how it's done and done well. I've read all of Jeff Anderson's work, and I will look forward to any of his new work, and maybe even one day have the opportunity to meet him and thank him for his dedication, hard work, and for making me realize that my classroom could be and NEEDED to be run in a similar way. less

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