Listen to This: Developing an Ear for Expository (Maupin House) - Softcover

Freeman, Marcia S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929895193 ISBN 13: 9780929895192

Publisher: Maupin House Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Help your students develop an aural sense of good expository writing. Read a short essay to your class, then teach the content of writing with the help of teaching notes and an expository primer. Includes twenty-one well-written writing samples for different grade levels. Included are newspaper and magazine articles, letters to the editor, poems, essays, and process descriptions. A wonderful enhancement to your writing process workshop. By the author of Building a Writing Community and Teaching the Youngest Writers.

About this title

About the Author:

Marcia Sheehan Freeman is an internationally-recognized writing education consultant and author, whose professional books and CraftPlus writing program assist districts across the nation in implementing K-8 writing instruction programs. She is also a writing and science consultant for educational publishers. The Cornell University graduate began her career as a high school science teacher before "moving up" to the elementary classroom.

Review:

"... makes clear the connection between careful reading and effective writing... will undoubtedly become one of those few cherished reference books you won't lend to a friend for fear that it won't be there when you need it." -- Literary Express - Maryland Writes Project

Listen To This: Developing An Ear For Expository covers the general characteristics and principal composing techniques of the genre. "Read Aloud" samples help to understand and master exposition. Listen to This will benefit any and all young writers, grades 4 throuh 12. -- Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Maupin House Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0929895193
• ISBN 13: 9780929895192
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128