Improving Students' Writing, K-8 - Barone, Diane M.

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Résumé :
Preface
About the Authors
1. Writing to Learn and Understand
Purposes for Writing
Yesterday's and Today's Challenges
Literacy Connections in Your Classroom
The Three Hardest Parts About Helping Student Writers
Writing Together as a Way of Communicating, Learning, and Meaning-Making
2. Writing About Information
Informal Writing
Formal Writing
Connections Between Informational Text and Student Writing
Reading Informational Text to Learn About Structure
Final Thoughts
3. Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing
Writing Development
Gender and Writing
Informal Narrative Writing
Formal Narrative Writing
Final Thoughts
4. Writing With Purpose for Real Audiences
Part of a Classroom Culture
Writing for Real Audiences
Writing for Real Purposes
Analyzing Writing as a Craft
Revision
Responding to Writing
Editing
Writing With Reason
5. Preparing for High-Stakes Writing Assessments
Historical Perspective
Writing Assessment Methods
Writing Assessment Tasks
Helping Students With Trait-Scored Divergent and Convergent Assessment Items
Product Versus Process
Final Thoughts
6. Connecting Writing and Classroom Conversation
Academic Conversations
Final Thoughts
Afterword
Appendix
References
Index
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Biographie:
Preface
About the Authors
1. Writing to Learn and Understand
Purposes for Writing
Yesterday's and Today's Challenges
Literacy Connections in Your Classroom
The Three Hardest Parts About Helping Student Writers
Writing Together as a Way of Communicating, Learning, and Meaning-Making
2. Writing About Information
Informal Writing
Formal Writing
Connections Between Informational Text and Student Writing
Reading Informational Text to Learn About Structure
Final Thoughts
3. Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing
Writing Development
Gender and Writing
Informal Narrative Writing
Formal Narrative Writing
Final Thoughts
4. Writing With Purpose for Real Audiences
Part of a Classroom Culture
Writing for Real Audiences
Writing for Real Purposes
Analyzing Writing as a Craft
Revision
Responding to Writing
Editing
Writing With Reason
5. Preparing for High-Stakes Writing Assessments
Historical Perspective
Writing Assessment Methods
Writing Assessment Tasks
Helping Students With Trait-Scored Divergent and Convergent Assessment Items
Product Versus Process
Final Thoughts
6. Connecting Writing and Classroom Conversation
Academic Conversations
Final Thoughts
Afterword
Appendix
References
Index
...

Sommaire:
Preface
About the Authors
1. Writing to Learn and Understand
Purposes for Writing
Yesterday's and Today's Challenges
Literacy Connections in Your Classroom
The Three Hardest Parts About Helping Student Writers
Writing Together as a Way of Communicating, Learning, and Meaning-Making
2. Writing About Information
Informal Writing
Formal Writing
Connections Between Informational Text and Student Writing
Reading Informational Text to Learn About Structure
Final Thoughts
3. Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing
Writing Development
Gender and Writing
Informal Narrative Writing
Formal Narrative Writing
Final Thoughts
4. Writing With Purpose for Real Audiences
Part of a Classroom Culture
Writing for Real Audiences
Writing for Real Purposes
Analyzing Writing as a Craft
Revision
Responding to Writing
Editing
Writing With Reason
5. Preparing for High-Stakes Writing Assessments
Historical Perspective
Writing Assessment Methods
Writing Assessment Tasks
Helping Students With Trait-Scored Divergent and Convergent Assessment Items
Product Versus Process
Final Thoughts
6. Connecting Writing and Classroom Conversation
Academic Conversations
Final Thoughts
Afterword
Appendix
References
Index
...