Building on the experience and expertise of many teachers they've worked with as well as the growing literature on composing, classroom dynamics, and whole language, Zemelman and Daniels offer detailed guidance for all aspects of teaching and using writing-from workshop methods to prewriting and revising to issues of grammar and evaluation.
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Steven Zemelman has worked in many capacities to promote the sustainability of innovative schools in Chicago. For eight years he directed the Center for City Schools at National-Louis University, and he is a founding director of the Illinois Writing Project. He has spearheaded the start of a number of innovative small high schools in the city. His experiences and research in these areas led to his Heinemann book 13 Steps to Teacher Empowerment, coauthored with Harry Ross. Steve has been a frequent collaborator with Harvey "Smokey" Daniels. They have coauthored six books and videos with Heinemann, including the new Best Practice, Fourth Edition; Content-Area Writing; Subjects Matter: Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading; Rethinking High School and its companion video; and A Community of Writers. These books are filled with practical strategies for making writing, reading, the content areas, and indeed the life of a school itself into a deeper and richer learning experience for kids. Zemelmen and Daniels are known for immediately useful teaching strategies that range from brief, easy-to-use reflections that help students learn right in class to bigger public-writing projects that can make school truly memorable for kids and teachers alike. Steve consults with schools and districts around the country and may be contacted directly at stv.zemelman@comcast.net
Harvey Daniels has been a city and suburban classroom teacher and a college professor, and now works as a national consultant and author on literacy education. In language arts, Smokey is known for his pioneering work on student book clubs, as recounted in Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, and Minilessons for Literature Circles. Smokey has recently coauthored three bestselling books on content-area literacy: Comprehension & Collaboration; Subjects Matter: Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading, and Content-Area Writing: Every Teacher's Guide. He is also coauthor of the new Best Practice, Fourth Edition, and editor of Comprehension Going Forward. Smokey works with elementary and secondary teachers throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, offering demonstration lessons, workshops, and consulting, with a special focus on creating, sustaining, and renewing student-centered inquiries and discussions of all kinds. Smokey shows colleagues how to simultaneously build students' reading strategies, balance their reading diets, and strengthen the social skills they need to become genuine lifelong readers.
Harvey Daniels has been a city and suburban classroom teacher and a college professor, and now works as a national consultant and author on literacy education. In language arts, Smokey is known for his pioneering work on student book clubs, as recounted in Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, and Minilessons for Literature Circles. Smokey has recently coauthored three bestselling books on content-area literacy: Comprehension & Collaboration; Subjects Matter: Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading, and Content-Area Writing: Every Teacher's Guide. He is also coauthor of the new Best Practice, Fourth Edition, and editor of Comprehension Going Forward. Smokey works with elementary and secondary teachers throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, offering demonstration lessons, workshops, and consulting, with a special focus on creating, sustaining, and renewing student-centered inquiries and discussions of all kinds. Smokey shows colleagues how to simultaneously build students' reading strategies, balance their reading diets, and strengthen the social skills they need to become genuine lifelong readers.
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I first read this book as an undergrad, and then again the summer after my first year of teaching in the Writing Project. I found so many useful things that I could actually impliment in the classroom. Z and D offer many easy to follow suggestions that set off that "why didn't I think of that" response. They also suggest that we "break the red pen" habit when "rewriting" our students' papers. As I finish up my first full year of teaching, I look back and see the many times I turned to Z&D for help in solving a writer's problem.
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Community of Writers, Donald Graves, Defining the Process Paradigm, United States, Nancie Atwell, The English Teacher's Red Pen, Peter Elbow, Elaine Giermak, Huckleberry Finn, Term Paper, Deerfield High School, Writing Project, Supporting Writers, Week One, Judy Johnstone, Dav One, Day One, Prewriting Activities Browse Sample Pages:
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Junior and senior high school students want to write, can write, and do write. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
evaluating writing, intensive correction, peer writing groups, focused free writing, correspondence invited Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Community of Writers, Donald Graves, Defining the Process Paradigm, United States, Nancie Atwell, The English Teacher's Red Pen, Peter Elbow, Elaine Giermak, Huckleberry Finn, Term Paper, Deerfield High School, Writing Project, Supporting Writers, Week One, Judy Johnstone, Dav One, Day One, Prewriting Activities Browse Sample Pages:
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- Best Practice, Today's Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools by Steven Zemelman on page 104, page 248, and page 325
- Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques by Jim Burke on page 1, page 47, and Back Matter
- The Tao Of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow. by Ralph L. Wahlstrom on page 13, page 20, and Back Matter
- Inside Out: Strategies for Teaching Writing, 3/e by Tom Liner on page 257, page 268, and page 274
- Nearness of You: Students & Teachers Writing On-Line by Christopher Edgar on page 259, and page 265
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