Marianne Saccardi

Books That Teach Kids to Write

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a wealth of read-aloud titles and related activities that provide busy teachers with the tools to help students in grades K-12 become successful writers. Teachers can always benefit from new techniques that allow them to teach writing in a more engaging and enjoyable manner, and a resource that identifies a plethora of excellent children's books that help students become successful writers would also be helpful. Books That Teach Kids to Write introduces busy educators to the finest in children's literature in all genres, appropriate for readers in grades K through 12; and provides effective ideas for using those books to stimulate and improve student writing. This book discusses language use and other critical components of good writing, showcasing the children's books and specific activities that can help both primary and secondary school students. Included reproducibles for the writing exercises make lesson planning simple, while the sheer number of titles discussed and the extensive bibliographies provided minimize the time teachers must spend researching books to use with their students. An appendix includes more writing instruction resources, such as children's books, websites, and professional texts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781598844511
• ISBN-10: 1598844512
• Artikelnr.: 32869287

Autorenporträt

Marianne C. Saccardi, former elementary teacher, is a literacy consultant and adjunct faculty member Norwich Community College and College of New Rochelle.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Words: The Heart of Writing Well-Crafted
Literature: A Gold Mine of Words Special Projects to Turn Students into
Word Snoops/Lovers Books That Contain Superb Language Infants and Young
Toddlers Board Books Picture Books Alliteration and Assonance Word-Rich
Concept Books A Few Words about Play References 2 Taking Some of the
"Chore" Out of Writing Book Topics That Can Spark Ideas for Writing Great
Beginnings The Humorous Beginning Starting in the Middle of a Scene The
Dramatic or Shocking Beginning Introducing the Narrator Beginning at the
End Success for Beginning Writers and Young Students Learning English as a
Second Language-Following a Pattern References 3 Making Stories Unique Pay
Close Attention to the Particulars and Add Details Help Readers Enjoy the
Story with Their Senses Tell a Big Story by Writing about a Small Incident
Writing with a Unique Voice References 4 Creating Memorable Characters
Making Characters Memorable Meet Your Character before He or She Appears in
the Story Give the Character a Distinctive Name Describe the Character's
Appearance Describe What a Character Does Voice Summing It Up with Lilly A
Project Materials Needed Procedure References 5 Putting Passion and Voice
into Non-fiction Writing A Word about Narrative Researching a Topic
Organizing a Topic Capturing Readers' Interest Great Beginnings
Eye-Catching Graphics Speaking Directly to the Reader Beautiful Writing
Interesting Topics Connect the Information to a Person, Especially a Child
or Children Involve Readers through Interactive Text and Media Express
Passion for the Subject Biography Honesty A Plentiful Collection of Books
about Little-Known Figures Persuasive Writing and Supporting Details
Creative Drama and Pantomime: Two Ways to Foster Writing Non-fiction with
Passion and Voice References A Few Non-fiction Children's Books about Child
Labor A Few Non-fiction Children's Books about the Environment A Few
Non-fiction Children's Books Suitable for Very Young Children (in Addition
to the Flap Books Discussed Earlier) Appendix A: Reproducibles Appendix B:
A Bibliography of Books Featuring Characters Who Write Cover Credits Index