Teaching Writing in Middle School

Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Beth Means, Lindy Lindner

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 1998
• eBook ISBN: 9780313079412
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Classroom-tested lessons, practice problems, examples, games, and resources cover fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as all aspects of writing (including prewriting, editing, and technique). With step-by-step guidelines, helpful tips from the authors, and numerous writing activities, this book offers myriad options for inspiring your students. Everything you need to make your writing program a success has been incorporated into this treasury. Classroom-tested lessons, practice problems, examples, games, and resources cover fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as all aspects of writing (including prewriting, editing, and technique). With step-by-step guidelines, helpful tips from the authors, and numerous writing activities, this book offers myriad options for inspiring your students.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• 1 DECIDING WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT
• 2 PLANNING
• 3 GETTING THE WORDS TO FLOW ON PAPER
• 4 NONFICTION WORKSHOP
• 5 FICTION WORKSHOP
• 6 EDITING WITH ENTHUSIASM
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS