Really Writing!: Ready-to-Use Writing Process Activities for the Elementary Grades (Spiral-bound)

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"Wow! Really Writing! is Really Fun! Model lessons, based on national and state standards, include basic steps of the writing process with delightfully creative activities."
--Shirleen S. Wait, Ph.D., author, Reading Learning Centers for Primary Grades --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Here are 45 complete model lessons for introducing the writing process to beginning writers in grades 2-6. Each lesson gives step-by-step instructions including examples of what to write on the chalkboard and how to respond to student writing in a way that will motivate and encourage them. Modifications for students with special needs are supplied at the end of each lesson for those who need extra encouragement as well as those who need more challenge. Reproducible pages throughout provide patterns for projects or supply writing formats and checklists to help students assess their writing. Each lesson also shares tips and techniques that will help introduce young writers to a process that will serve them throughout their lives.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 415 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass (April 25, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876281137
• ISBN-13: 978-0876281130
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #292,317 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Writing Projects!, March 1, 2001

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This review is from: Really Writing!: Ready-to-Use Writing Process Activities for the Elementary Grades (Paperback)

This is an excellent reference for teachers looking for fun and educational writing projects. All the book's ideas can be used for 1st to 6th graders. The book has a great layout and it includes objectives,and ideas for both the more challenged and gifted learners. The lessons are well layed out, easy to use and it has great reproducibles. I would highly recommend this book to any teacher. Both teachers and the students enjoy the lessons in this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teachers should buy and use this book!, July 7, 2007

By	Research Answers "Linda" (Oviedo, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Really Writing!: Ready-To-Use Writing Process Activities for the Elementary Grades (Paperback)

I bought this book to help my son practice writing. The author has broken down the steps of writing to include brainstorming, organizing, and the usual plan, draft, edit, and write pieces. She emphasizes the last step which is "publishing" making the writing work worthwhile for the children to do. The activities are designed to be done by groups of children in a classroom setting but can be done one-on-one, too. She has easier steps for beginning writers and more advanced activities for advanced writers.

The pages in the book may be copied to hand out to the children and the binding is supposed to work that way. I found the binding a bit cumbersome and would have preferred spiral binding.

The book could be improved by better cross-reference or organizational helps so that activities can be selected more quickly and easily. The teacher needs to spend some prep time to use the activities, too. But otherwise, the author's extensive experience shines through to make useful writing exercises for children in grades 2 through 6.