The Writing-Rich High School Classroom

Engaging Students in the Writing Workshop
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-60623-023-7
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

This unique resource gives teachers everything they need to set up and manage a successful writing workshop in a high school classroom. By creating a classroom centered on writing, the workshop approach helps students develop skills and strategies for mastering numerous writing tasks and genres. After introducing the workshop's fundamental principles and methods, the book explains how to guide students through the entire writing process, from planning and drafting to revising, giving and receiving feedback, editing, and publishing their work. Guidelines for valid, reliable assessment and evaluation of student work are included. Enhancing the book's utility are numerous tables, figures, and How's it done? boxes that offer classroom-tested tools and tips.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berne, Jennifer

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The High School Writing Workshop
2. Setting Up and Managing the Writing Workshop
3. Writing Assignments
4. Planning and Prewriting
5. Initial Drafting
6. Writing Is Revising
7. Peer Feedback
8. Teacher Feedback
9. Correctness in the Writing Workshop
10. Evaluating Student Work
Appendix: Resources for Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Jennifer Berne, PhD, has been a writing teacher and an educator of writing teachers for 20 years. She began her career as a community college writing instructor, working with struggling readers and writers. Dr. Berne is currently Assistant Professor and Chair of Reading and Language at National-Louis University in Wheeling, Illinois. In addition to teaching and researching, she is a consultant to numerous school districts on the implementation and support of writing process instruction.