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Fun-Size Academic Writing for Serious Learning: 101 Lessons & Mentor Texts--Narrative, Opinion/Argument, & Informative/Explanatory, Grades 4-9
Contributor(s): Bernabei, Gretchen (Author), Reimer, Judith A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1452268614     ISBN-13: 9781452268613
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $37.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts
- Education | Elementary
- Education | Secondary
Dewey: 372.6
LCCN: 2013018728
Series: Corwin Literacy
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" L (1.40 lbs) 264 pages
Features: Ikids, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:

Sometimes a student's best teacher is another student

If ever there were a book to respond to the pressure to increase students' test scores, this is it. You see, Gretchen Bernabei and Judi Reimer have had amazing success using mentor texts by students to teach writing well in any genre. Now, they hand over their file drawers and pair 101 student essays with one-page lessons on topics such as how to:

  • Choose a structure across genres
  • Extract thesis statement and main points
  • Support points with details
  • Use rhetorical devices and grammatical constructions
  • Write from the point of view of a fictional character

Contributor Bio(s): Bernabei, Gretchen S.: - A popular workshop presenter and winner of NCTE's James Moffett Award in 2010, Gretchen Bernabei has been teaching kids to write in middle school and high school classrooms for more than thirty years. In addition to four other professional books and numerous articles for NCTE journals, she is the author of National Geographic School Publications' The Good Writer's Kit, as well as Lightning in a Bottle, a CD of visual writing prompts.Reimer, Judith (Judi) a.: - Judi Reimer taught fourth grade in San Antonio, Texas, for seventeen years and continues to advise students and school districts. She has worked as a freelance writer, contributing columns and features for Parents, Ladies' Home Journal, and other national magazines. Judi has also written articles for Studies Weekly classroom publications and has been a freelance writer for American Legacy Publishing.Reimer, Judith A.: - Judi Reimer taught fourth grade in San Antonio, Texas, for seventeen years and continues to advise students and school districts. She has worked as a freelance writer, contributing columns and features for Parents, Ladies' Home Journal, and other national magazines. Judi has also written articles for Studies Weekly classroom publications and has been a freelance writer for American Legacy Publishing.
 
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