After "The End": Teaching and Learning Creative Revision - Softcover

Lane, Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0435087142 ISBN 13: 9780435087142

Publisher: Heinemann, 1992

Synopsis

At a time when the writing process is sometimes viewed as a seven-step recipe, with revision one of those steps, author Barry Lane inspires language arts teachers to approach the subject with flexibility and playfulness. He encourages both teachers and students to enjoy a sense of discovery and surprise in their writing, as well as to examine and explore their own distinct revising styles.

After "THE END" revises our concept of revision, illustrating it as a constant inventive search for new possibilities and divergent meanings, rather than mere correction or what students wearily refer to as "redoing." For students in upper elementary to secondary school and beyond, and for every teacher looking to develop a common language of craft in the classroom,After "THE END" is a book of practical ideas and applications that inspire the reader to put it down and put it to use.

About this title

About the Author:

BARRY LANE has taught writing at the University of New Hampshire, founded a literacy program in Vermont prisons, and worked as a writer in residence in hundreds of elementary and secondary school classrooms throughout the country. Barry is nationally known for his dynamic, hands-on workshops on writing and revision and his popular writing books, After "The End", published by Heinemann, Discovering the Writer Within, Writing as a Road to Self Discovery (Writer's Digest Books), The Portfolio Sourcebook (Vermont Portfolio Institute), and his tape of original fairy tale songs, Lane's Recycled Fairy Tales (New World Records).

Review:

?Let this witty book revise your concept of revision, and find out how much fun can be had "after THE END..,."This is a book that will make you laugh out loud, nod your head in agreement, and take on the energy the author puts into every chapter.?-Writing Teacher "Let this witty book revise your concept of revision, and find out how much fun can be had "after THE END...".This is a book that will make you laugh out loud, nod your head in agreement, and take on the energy the author puts into every chapter."-Writing Teacher

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0435087142
• ISBN 13: 9780435087142
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230