Paragraph Power: 50 Engaging Mini-Lessons, Activities, and Student Checklists for Teaching Paragraphing Skills - Softcover

Fiderer, Adele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439205778 ISBN 13: 9780439205771

Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources, 2002

Synopsis

Best-selling author Adele Fiderer presents a series of mini-lessons to help students move from writing single paragraphs to crafting mutli-paragraph pieces. Each mini-lesson introduces an important element of good paragraph writing, such as crafting topic and body sentences that pack a punch, writing smooth transitions, and paragraphing dialogue. Includes super student models gathered from the author's long career as a classroom teacher.

About this title

About the Author

Adele Fiderer has extensive experience as a classroom teacher and language arts staff developer. Currently, she is an education writer, and is the author of several Scholastic Teaching Resources, including the popular 25 Mini-Lessons for Teaching Writing and Practical Assessments for Literature-Based Reading Classrooms. Adele also serves as a consultant for several school districts in New York, presenting workshops and inservice courses. The best rewards of her work, she says, are the wonderful ideas and insights she collects from experienced and generous teachers to share with others through her books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439205778
• ISBN 13: 9780439205771
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128