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The step-by-step instructions, scheduling guidelines, lesson plans, rubric assessments, and reproducible forms in this guide are the result of years of research, planning, and fine-tuning in the classroom. ... Read more

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With eleven comprehensive and classroom tested lessons plans
Co-authored by classroom education experts Laura and Ellen Flynn, Teaching Writing With Rubrics: Practical Strategies And Lesson Plans For Grades 2-8 is a very strongly recommended compendium of "teacher friendly" step-by-step instructions on creating a classroom writing program using rubrics to explain at a glance what is being taught, how it is taught, and how the students will be graded. Enhanced with eleven comprehensive and classroom tested lessons plans; effective methods for adapting rubrics for high school students, gifted students, English language learners; even students with learning disabilities; and working strategies for evaluating every step of the writing process, Teaching Writing With Rubrics reduces subjectivity and increases objectivity with respect to assessing both teacher and student accountability. ... Read more

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Replete with strategies, examples and reproducibles, this guide is invaluable for any teacher who wants to boost student achievement in writing for any subject and grade level! ... Read more

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Empowering
I have been a teacher for many years and have been searching for a tool like this book for a long time! After pouring over the pages with delight, I feel empowered to be a better teacher. I now have an easy guide that will allow me to clearly communicate to my students my expectations. The aide of this book will enable me to quickly and efffectively draft lessons that set my students up for acheivement. I will now be better able to evaluate my students writing and will be easily able to know if their content is appropriate for their grade level. The wonderful examples set forth by the author give the reader clear ideas of how to make lesson plans more exciting for any student. The personal touch set forth by the author makes the book easy to read and truly leaves one feeling empowered to make their day and their students day exciting and rewarding for all. Thank you for the gift of this wonderful tool. ... Read more

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A must have book for the writer and teacher
I have been writing and teaching writing and workshops for 12 years. Michael's book is one of those I can't get by without. Simple enough for kids and as valuable for beginners and advanced writers. I love it!

An excellent book for teaching poetry in an unusual way
Michael Carey does an excellent job of explaining what poetry really is and shows you how to get your students or yourself to push the limits of their/your creative thought.He uses the knowledge of metaphors andsimilies in all of his poetry writing assignments.By the time you aredone, you start to see metaphors and similies all over the place.I haveused this as a teacher for three years.One students said, "I neverliked poetry before but now that I understand it, I love it." ... Read more

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A state of the art set of lesson plans that can be used for differentiated instruction of students with dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL LD, this book gives teachers of Grades 4 6 a whole school year of specialized group instruction that improves the literacy skills of students who struggle with written language. Students in Ginger Berninger's research studies showed significant improvement in their reading and writing after using these lessons now available to teachers for the first time ever in one convenient book! The practical companion to Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia (ISBN 978-1557669346), these step-by-step lessons deliver positive results in brief interventions, and these are the only lessons of their kind that are proven effective by brain research studies. The highly organized lesson plans, which are detailed but not rigid, help students improve in multiple subject areas, and show teachers how to incorporate reading and writing in science and social studies content areas of the curricula by making it easy to incorporate research based instruction into classrooms to meet the needs of ALL students.
Each ready to use lesson is complete with teacher materials and student materials. The teacher materials give educators warmup exercises that target key skills, simple activities with clear and detailed descriptions, and adaptable sample scripts that help them elicit student responses. And with the student materials, teachers will have photocopiable worksheets that help children sharpen their skills in creative, engaging ways. ... Read more

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Includes General Information, Writing, and Seatwork for this grade level. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A two-page lesson plan for every Literature selection, a lesson plan for every Writing workshop, plus blank lesson plan masters.Correlated to the California Language Arts Standards.California High School Exit Exam Standards. ... Read more

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Phonics and Reading, Cursive Writing for this age level. ... Read more

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Support English language arts standards for CA Public Schools. Select lesson plans to diagnose students' abilities to use specific Writing and Conventions Standards, reinforce specific CA standards, practice composing specific CA genres, develop student understanding of expectations outlined in CA Standards. Grade 8. ... Read more

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The Lesson Plans and matching Assessment Rubrics in this booklet are designed to support your ongoing writing program. Organized around the genres in the English-Language Arts Standards for California Public Schools, the lesson plans target two specific sections of the California Standards: Writing and Written and Oral Language Conventions. The Lesson Plans use the Writers Inc handbook and Skillsbook resources to address specific Standards. The Plans organize writing assignments typical in a literature class and provide ideas forintegrating standards-based teaching into your usual writing assignments. Choose one or several Lesson Plans to diagnose students' abilities, reinforce specific standards, practice composing specific genres, and develop student understanding of expectations outlined inCalifornia Standards. ... Read more

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The Lesson Plans and matching Assessment Rubrics in this booklet are designed to support your ongoing writing program. Organized around the genres in the English-Language Arts Standards for California Public Schools, the lesson plans target two specific sections of the California Standards: Writing and Written and Oral Language Conventions. The Lesson Plans use the Writers Inc handbook and Skillsbook resources to address specific Standards. The Plans organize writing assignments typical in a literature class and provide ideas forintegrating standards-based teaching into your usual writing assignments. Choose one or several Lesson Plans to diagnose students' abilities, reinforce specific standards, practice composing specific genres, and develop student understanding of expectations outlined inCalifornia Standards. ... Read more