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by Melissa Forney (Author) "Unfortunately, many children dread writing..." (more)
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"...Her innovative ideas are sure to...dazzle all your students, including those who think they don't want to write" -- Dinah Zike, author and educational consultant

...Her innovative ideas are sure to...dazzle all your students, including those who think they don't want to write. --Dinah Zike, author and educational consultant

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Get ready to transform ho-hum intermediate-grade writers into mature writers who love to write -- and perform well on assessments.

Razzle Dazzle Writing shows you how to teach narrative and informational writing through mastery of 50 key, target writing skills.

Your students succeed because Razzle Dazzle Writing:
- organizes writing craft teaching into standards-based single-lesson chunks for easy modeling practice, and mastery.
- addresses different learning styles, preferences, and interests with a variety of student-friendly formats to teach writing strategies.
- makes learning easy and fun with student-oriented writing craft lessons, checklists, models, student exercises, and graphic organizers.

Move your students to the next level with Razzle Dazzle Writing!

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Children now enjoy Creative Writing, April 12, 2002
By Sandra Beauchamp, Valerie Ceravolo and Dawn G... (Oriole Beach Elementary School in Gulf Breeze, FL USA) - See all my reviews
Many teachers realize that writing is such a critical element in the Florida curriculum. As fourth grade teachers who are expected to perfect certain skills in writing we have found that
Razzle Dazzle is an outstanding tool in which to present and perfect these skills. The key to Razzle Dazzle is that this program is extremely well rounded in all subject areas. It pulls in Spelling, English, Writing, and others to engrain them within each other. Therefore, when a student begins to write all the tools have been established in every area and the child is able to produce a beautiful piece that has great vision, higher vocabulary, and sufficient detail.

After working for a year using Razzle Dazzle we have witnessed an amazing amount of growth unprecedented by previous years writings. We were able to improve a greater percentage of students' work with greater ease on the student and the teacher. This was possible because the program breaks the skills down in lessons, repeat concepts, and has them creatively designed. The skills involve teamwork, peer teaching, and allow for several revisions for perfecting thoughts and ideas. Therefore, this allows for children to raise their own standards and build a stronger background of knowledge pertaining to writing.

In conclusion, we have become so amazed at even what the average to low student could produce that we are convinced we will continue to utilize this program and spread the good news to every teacher we encounter. We thank Lissa Forney for giving us the guidance to achieve the goals we so desperately craved to meet.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching writing has never been more fun!, December 9, 2004
Razzle Dazzle Writing is, by far, the best teacher resource I have ever purchased and used in my classroom. Not only is it "teacher friendly", it has made teaching writing an absolute joy. My students are eager to learn each of the 50 Target Writing Skills presented in Razzle Dazzle because they know that they can easily incorporate the skills into their daily writing. Additionally, each skill fosters creativity and individuality as student drafts are revised through the Writing Process. I have seen reluctant writer's turn into enthusiastic, confident and mature writers as result of Razzle Dazzle Writing. Melissa Forney's approach equips students with the tools and writer's tricks needed to be successful and excel. Razzle Dazzle Writing naturally teaches to the 6-Traits in a positive, practical manner. Melissa Forney takes the guess work out of teaching writing and ensures that all students will be able to celebrate their own quality writing.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WANT TO RAISE YOUR STATE ASSESSMENT WRITING SCORES?, June 22, 2006
By W. Munoz (ARIZONA) - See all my reviews
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THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING! 94% OF MY SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS MET OR EXCEEDED THE A.I.M.S. WRITING STATE ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR AFTER USING THIS BOOK! DID I MENTION MY SCHOOL IS A TITLE ONE SCHOOL? MORE THAN THAT WAS THE WRITING THAT MY STUDENTS PRODUCED. THEY USED ONOMATOPOEIA, STRONG VERBS, SIMILES, TAKE-AWAY ENDINGS. MY STUDENTS BECAME AUTHORS AND WERE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WAY THEY COULD WRITE. THIS BOOK MAKES WRITING FUN FOR THE KIDS AND THE TEACHER. THE FIVE-MINUTE PLAYS WERE A HIT TOO! THE LISTS THAT THE KIDS COULD REFER BACK TO FOR STRONG VERBS, JUICY-COLORS, TRANSITIONAL PHRASES, ETC. MADE WRITING A BREEZE. KIDS HAVE AMAZING IDEAS---THEY JUST HAVE TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO GET THEM ON PAPER. BUY THIS BOOK!!!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "GRAMMAR WITH A GIGGLE" TOO. "GRAMMAR WITH A GIGGLE" GIVES KIDS EXCELLENT VOCABULARY TO USE IN THEIR STORIES AND TEACHES GRAMMAR IN A FUN WAY.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Razzle Dazzle Writing
This book is a great resource for writing teachers. My copy was constantly being passed around my school and teachers would jokingly put their names on my book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by S. Moore

5.0 out of 5 stars Razzle Dazzle is awesome!
This is a truly wonderful book full of lots of things that have to be covered in language arts (reading/English) curriculums. Read more
Published 6 months ago by D. McMurtry

2.0 out of 5 stars Help for young writers
This book is not what I really thought it would be. It has good introductions to different writer's craft and some practice but not lessons. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. C. Mizzi

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
I absolutly love this book! It provides you with so many creative ideas and incorportes the skills that you are trying to teach your students. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Brittany

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!
As a writing teacher, I am looking for practical ideas not philosophies. This book is nothing but terrific. It has immediate lessons and handouts. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Diane Trout-davidson

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun lessons for teaching grammar
This book is great! I love the plays the kids can act out and also the way the lessons are laid out makes it easy to teach and for the kids to understand. Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. Diblasi

5.0 out of 5 stars Razzle Dazzle Writing
This is a great book for any teacher. It gives great ideas for teaching writing in an exciting way! I recommend Melissa's other books as well.
Published 17 months ago by D. Dean

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource!
After borrowing this book from a colleague, I decided I had to have my own copy. It's a resource I keep going back to each year. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bim and Me

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly full of Razzle Dazzle!
I am using this as my guide for writing instruction in my classroom. This book is full of fun activities that involve the students, while delivering the message.
Published 21 months ago by MCD

5.0 out of 5 stars good job breaking down the steps of writing
Great ideas for beginning writers in terms of organization. Breaks down the steps simply. Explains what makes interesting writing.
Published 24 months ago by Susan Smiley

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