Teaching Powerful Writing: 25 Short Read-Aloud Stories and Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing (Paperback)

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Product Description

25 Short Read-Aloud Stories and Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing
Approach to Writing!
Students have trouble applying a novel's literary techniques in their own writing‹so give them something short! Read aloud these personal narratives, each highlighting a different writing technique, and watch students' writing take off!

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Strategies (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439111110
• ISBN-13: 978-0439111119
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #224,431 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have-Great with Middle School Writers!, October 19, 2003

By	"ms_ed" (Pilot Grove, MO USA) - See all my reviews

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A helpful tool in my creative writing class, February 24, 2008

By	One-eyed Teacher (San Rafael, CA) - See all my reviews

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.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ummm. . .Am I missing something?, July 31, 2008

By	Violet Helmsley "No Nonsense Teacher" (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

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!