Craft and Process Studies: Units That Provide Writers with Choice of Genre - Softcover

Glover, Matt

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9780325099736: Craft and Process Studies: Units That Provide Writers with Choice of Genre
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0325099731 ISBN 13: 9780325099736
Publisher: HEINEMANN, 2019

Synopsis

If you believe that all students should have opportunities to write in genres of their choice but aren’t sure how, Matt Glover is here to help. In Craft and Process Studies, Matt makes a compelling case for raising student engagement and writing quality by allowing students to choose the genre they want to write in. Then he shows you how with 17 possible units, divided into craft and process studies, that teach important writing skills while also providing opportunities for choice of genre. Matt uses a predictable structure for each unit that includes suggestions for:
• applicable grade ranges
• time of year to try
• key unit goals and questions
• mentor texts
• minilesson topics
• conferring goals.

With key teaching points, ideas for how to fit the units into your existing curriculum, and strategies to overcome common roadblocks, Matt gives you all the specific how-to’s for implementing the studies even in school settings where writing units are already set.  And with 40 classroom videos, you’ll see the power of this work in action.

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About the Author

Matt Glover has been a teacher, principal, and consultant for over 35 years. He is the author of the Heinemann titles Craft and Process Studies: Units That Provide Writers with Choice of Genre and Engaging Young Writers, as well as the co-author of Already Ready, Projecting Possibilities for Writers, I Am Reading, and Watch Katie and Matt...Sit Down and Teach Up, a video-enhanced e-book. An international literacy consultant, Matt works in schools with teachers on topics related to nurturing writers of all ages, early reading, oral language composition, and supporting children’s intellectual development. 

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Publisher
HEINEMANN
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0325099731
ISBN 13 
9780325099736
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
232
Rating
  • 4.52 out of 5 stars
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