Written especially for grades five and up, this collection of stories by new and renowned authors gives your students short models they can emulate. Each 3-to-6-page personal narrative highlights a different writing technique and includes a writing activity. Covers voice, using flashback, point of view, writing about heroes, getting away from the obvious, and more. Includes stories by Joseph Bruchac, Susan Shreve, Karin Cook and others. For use with Grades 5 & Up.
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Bob Sizoo is a sixth-grade teacher in Arcata, California, and a co-director of the Redwood Writing Project.
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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
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Must Have-Great with Middle School Writers!,
By Ms. Ed. (MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Teaching Powerful Writing: 25 Short Read-Aloud Stories and Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing (Paperback)
This book includes SO MANY beautiful stories to share with students and stimulate their writing! This is my third year of teaching and I don't know what I would have done without this book. I was fortunate to find it here @ Amazon the summer before I began as a new educator. It really helped me set up my writing program for my 6th, 7th and 8th grade language arts students.Another installment of the same kind of relevent topics and well-written samples would not be a horrible thing to release into the universe.
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A helpful tool in my creative writing class,
By One-eyed Teacher (San Rafael, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Teaching Powerful Writing: 25 Short Read-Aloud Stories and Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing (Paperback)
I have started using this well thought out book in my high school creative writing class. My students, most of whom are reading below grade level, easily understand the stories. The author notes and editor notes help me prepare them for their writing challenge.
This is a valuable teaching tool in my classroom.
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Ummm. . .Am I missing something?,
By Violet Helmsley "No Nonsense Teacher" (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Teaching Powerful Writing: 25 Short Read-Aloud Stories and Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing (Paperback)
Yes, this book has short stories, but my inner-city middle graders are not interested in them. Students need stories that they can relate to. Maybe it is just me, but this has not proven to be helpful in my classroom, although it does add to the other bunch of books that I have on my shelf and it makes me look more well-read, I suppose. Please, don't waste your money!
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Each September, I give the "Here are my expectations" speech to my students about their commitment to writing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
firsthand biographical sketch, autobiographical incident, teacher consultant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Nelson, Redwood Writing Project, Scholastic Professional Books, Teaching Powerful Writing, Mary Ann, Bob Sizoo, Hands of Love, National Writing Project, Pam Muñoz Ryan, United States, Bob Finley, Grampa Jesse, Hughie Casey, Karin Cook, Lacinda Files, Miss Campbell, New York City, Roberto Clemente, Singer Sewing Center, Stacey Navarre, Tracy Duckart New!
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Each September, I give the "Here are my expectations" speech to my students about their commitment to writing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
firsthand biographical sketch, autobiographical incident, teacher consultant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Nelson, Redwood Writing Project, Scholastic Professional Books, Teaching Powerful Writing, Mary Ann, Bob Sizoo, Hands of Love, National Writing Project, Pam Muñoz Ryan, United States, Bob Finley, Grampa Jesse, Hughie Casey, Karin Cook, Lacinda Files, Miss Campbell, New York City, Roberto Clemente, Singer Sewing Center, Stacey Navarre, Tracy Duckart New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Read-Aloud Handbook: Fifth Edition by Jim Trelease in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- How to Catch a Shark: And Other Stories About Teaching and Learning by Donald H. Graves in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- In the Middle: New Understandings About Writing, Reading, and Learning by Nancie Atwell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Student-Involved Classroom Assessment (3rd Edition) by Richard J. Stiggins in Back Matter
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan on page 70
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