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Ages 8-12. Fans of Harriet the Spy who want to try keeping their own writer's notebook will appreciate this inspiring handbook. Written in a direct, non-condescending style, writer-to-writer, it offers realistic, experienced advice on how to keep notes and use them to create stories and poems. Fletcher, author of the ALA Notable children's book Fig Pudding, fleshes the book out with numerous examples from his own notebooks and from those of other writers, child and adult.


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Writers are like other people, except for at least one important difference. Other people have daily thoughts and feelings, notice this sky or that smell, but they don't do much about it.

Not writers. Writers react. And writers need a place to record those reactions. That's what a writer's notebook is for. It gives you a place to write down what makes you angry or sad or amazed, to write down what you noticed and don't want to forget. . . .

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  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 138 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (August 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380784300
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380784301
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Writing Tool for the Classroom, September 4, 2001
I began the school year by reading Ralph Fletcher's A Writer's Notebook aloud to my fourth grade class. This book details how writers get ideas through keeping a notebook-- a place to record and respond to events we observe in the world. We have set up our own writer's notebooks and add to them each day after reading a chapter of Fletcher's book. This is the first year my students are actually excited about writing! One of the biggest hang-ups for my young writers is thinking of ideas about which to write. Fletcher's book provides many "seed ideas" to get my students' brains churning. Now, even my less motivated students look forward to writing time each day. I even have students ASKING to take their writer's notebooks home to work on during their own time! Fletcher's book is a great motivator for young writers. Its ideas are practical and easily applicable to the classroom. I recommend it to any young writers, ages 8 and up!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Writing teachers - Excellent for classroom use!, January 7, 2004
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I am studying how to better teach writing as part of my Rank 1 program (the highest level teachers in our state can achieve), and this is one of the books I highly recommend to other writing teachers. The best way to use it is to buy a classroom set (if possible), and read 4 chapters a week the first month of school. Each chapter Fletcher has something for the kids to try in their Writers Notebooks, so by all means, have them try whatever it is. Let kids decorate their Writers Notebooks too before you begin, so it's personalized and it feels more important to them. One of the chapter is about making lists...any kind of lists. He gives lots of examples from kids, which is one of the strong points about this book. It is aimed at kids, not adults. Another chapter is about snatches of talk that you overhear in a store or the mall. Write down these snatches and later they might form the basis of a story idea or poem. Again, he gives excellent examples that kids can relate to. After using the ideas in this book, all my kids want to do now is WRITE! What a great thing that is.
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars our "other writing teacher", March 20, 2004
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I teach second and third grade, and I use this and Ralph Fletcher's other books in this series, regularly in my classroom. I read parts of them out loud to my students, then we discuss how we can use Fletcher's ideas in our own writing. Fletcher writes to his young audience with a great deal of respect. He addresses them as authors in a way that both makes them believe that they really ARE authors, and also gives them the tools to really BE authors.

This book influenced how I helped my students set up their writing notebooks, and has also influenced how I have set up my own.

While these books are written for upper elementary-middle school students, I find that as read alouds they are accessible to younger kids; they are also helpful to anyone beyond middle school age who wants writing to become more a part of their own life.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Hints
Great little book with helpful information for writers and wannabe writers. How to help your creative side flourish.
Published 7 days ago by D. Tongco

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any writer!
I LOVE pretty much everything Ralph Fletcher does for writers. I wish that I had enough money to buy this book for everyone of my students in middle school. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Woolery

3.0 out of 5 stars Liked "Notebook Know-How" by Aimee Buckner better
The book has a more narrative structure which makes it difficult to use as a reference for teaching. It does have some great examples of lesson ideas buried in there, though. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Spraul

1.0 out of 5 stars A Writer's Notebook
I found this book not very helpful. It was an easy read, but not very informative if you are just beginning the writer's notebook.
Published 20 months ago by Veronica Greenlaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful and inspiring
Ralph Fletcher does more than just tell you to write about something in your notebook, he inspires you through story and example to be the best writer that you can be. Read more
Published on August 6, 2007 by P. Kropp

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" Book for Writers and Writing Teachers
Ralph Fletcher demystifies how to make a writer's notebook work for anyone who is serious (or even not-so-serious) about bringing words to life on paper. Read more
Published on July 22, 2007 by Janice Malone

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the real thing!
I am a newspaper columnist and substitute teacher. I was subbing in a fourth grade class and due to a sudden shift in schedules, I had about 20 minutes to fill. Read more
Published on December 15, 2006 by Susan Larson

5.0 out of 5 stars I Teach My Creative Writing Students with this Book
I was introduced to Ralph Fletcher's A Writer's Notebook this during the Coastal Area Writing Project, Coastal Carolina University, Janet Files. Read more
Published on August 11, 2006 by E. B. Howell

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughts and exercises for Writers' Notebooks
This is a small 133 page paperback book that is loaded with ideas for using notebooks to improve your or your student's writing. Read more
Published on March 14, 2005 by John C. Dunbar

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of Helpful Information
My 9 year old daughter just loves this book, it has really helped her with her writing, she writes short stories, poems and illustrates them too as well as draws cartoons. Read more
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