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by Nancie Atwell (Author) "I confess..." (more)
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“The best way to teach is to learn together with the students. One of the rare breed of teachers who do know this is Nancie Atwell.”–The New York Times

“Reading this book can be revolutionary. . . . Atwell leads us to new understandings of teaching and learning in a workshop classroom.”–Voices from the Middle

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Nancie Atwell reflects on the ten years of her teaching experience since writing the first edition of the seminal work, In the Middle.

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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Boynton/Cook; 2nd edition (February 11, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0867093749
  • ISBN-13: 978-0867093742
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,764 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for innovative high school English teachers, July 1, 1999
Atwell's new IN THE MIDDLE outclasses the old text by a mile. She really has broken through the questions and concerns raised in the old "cookbook" style IN THE MIDDLE of the eighties to an outstandingly researched and written, comprehensive" how to" for teachers of reading and writing. I am applying her ideas to my high school English classes with astonishing results. This is a book for secondary school English teachers who really want to change what they do and how they do it..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nancie Atwell Introduces the Reading and Writing Workshop, April 3, 2002
By Robert W. Dunkin "jordan42300" (South Padre Island, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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Atwell introduces her teaching experiences with chapters about how teach writing and reading to the fragile adolescent age groups. In the following chapters she describes, in detail, her procedure of the "writing and reading workshop" for teaching in her classroom. She goes into great detail about how she prepares herself before the students ever come to class, what she does in the first week of school and how she introduces the workshop technique to her students, her use of minilessons, how she responds to students' writing and how she values and evaluates the students' writing. This book is very thorough in its descriptions of how to teach the workshop style of reading and writing. Atwell walks the reader through every step to make this technique successful. She gives many examples of dialogue she, as a teacher, has had with students showing the reader how she handled particular situations that had come up. It leaves no question unanswered. I believe this book is very helpful to teachers who wish to teach this method. Atwell captures her audience by using real stories and references to experts in this field who have studied this technique for years. Although this is a very involved technique and some beginners may feel overwhelmed by the detail, I highly recommend it.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Unselfish Guideline for Reading/Writing Workshops, May 20, 2001
By Karen A Glennon (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
For those entering the teaching field for the first time, changing schools or situations, or returning after a lengthly time off this book is a step-by-step guide for setting up reading/writing workshops in your classroom. It can be adapted for any grade level. It includes conversations, worksheets, tips, assessments and practical suggestions how to handle most situations with writing/reading with children struggling to define themselves. Nancie Atwell is an unselfish educator willing to share herself and what she has learned with her students and fellow teachers. An invaluable guide. I wish I could take a class or workshop with Nancie Atwell. She must be someone special.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for teachers
This book is essential for any english or elemtary school teacher. I teach social studies and found many ideas within it informative and relevant. Read more
Published 20 months ago by T. McLaughlin

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
A book that helped inspire me to become a teacher. Some other reviewers may not find it totally "practical" for them to adopt, but anyone with common sense would know... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Based on years of First Hand experience
You can let students have choices about what to write and still have formal guidelines, unlike what the other reviewer/teacher wrote. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Condensed version, please
I bought two copies of this book from Amazon, for myself and my class aide, on the strength of the other teachers' recommendations here. Read more
Published on July 26, 2003 by claresdad

5.0 out of 5 stars A Shift in Teaching
Atwell's research and dedication to the true teaching of literacy in classrooms of all levels has changed my philosophy of teaching forever. Read more
Published on January 8, 2003 by Jaime A Mendelis

5.0 out of 5 stars Great textbook...definitely a keeper!
I had to read this book for a college class in my middle childhood education program, and I can tell you that it is not one I will sell back at the end of the semester. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars My teaching Bible
This book is honestly my Bible for workshop teaching. I refer to it constantly. The Appendices are a dream for a first year teacher like myself. Read more
Published on July 3, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant resource for Language Arts Teachers
Stuck on deciding the best way to implement reading or writing workshops? This is the book to have. The book is nothing less than a workshop in a box with concrete, implementable... Read more
Published on June 8, 2002 by Steven Kral

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading for middle school teachers
This is an extraordinary book. Atwell seems to be a master at getting her students to perform. I cherish this text.
Published on July 24, 2001 by ajvoigt

5.0 out of 5 stars Good FOR All Teachers
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