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In Write Like This: Teaching Real World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts, author and teacher Kelly Gallagher recognizes that writing well starts with teaching students WHY they should write. He believes we need to move beyond the state standards by introducing young writers to real-world discourses and provide them with authentic texts to influence and develop life-long skills. Each chapter focuses on a specific writing purpose: Express and Reflect: View life experiences in reverse to move forward Inform and Explain: State a point and purpose with information to support it Evaluate and Judge: Focus’ on the worth of an object, idea, or person and present’ it as ‘bad or ‘good Inquire and Explore: Propose’ a problem or question Analyze and Interpret: Examine phenomena that are difficult to understand or explain Take a Stand/Propose a Solution: Persuade audience to particular position and provide’ justification’ ‘ In teaching these lessons, Gallagher provides mentor texts (professional samples as well as models he has written in front of his students), student writing samples, and numerous assignments and strategies proven to elevate student writing. By helping teachers bring effective modeling practices into their classrooms, Write Like This enables students to become better adolescent writers. More important, the practices found in this book will help our students develop the writing skills they will need to become adult writers in the real world. ‘
From the Publisher
Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (September 27, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 1571108963
ISBN-13 : 978-1571108968
Reading age : 1 year and up
Grade level : 4 – 12
Item Weight : 1.23 pounds
Dimensions : 7.36 x 0.62 x 9.25 inches
Customers say
Customers say the book introduces excellent strategies and examples in how to model writing. They also say it’s a great writing resource with tons of easy-to-implement lessons on real-world writing. Readers also say the author is a brilliant educator and shares ideas to reach students with relevance.
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