The 9 Rights of Every Writer: A Guide for TeachersWriting instruction stands at a crossroads. Efforts to define and then assess the key qualities of writing have helped pinpoint what outcomes matter most and how to measure them, yet they threaten to become an end in themselves. Meanwhile, high-quality instruction seeks to create a safe environment that applauds risk taking by supporting students through strategies that are not readily measured. In this landmark book, Vicki Spandel takes on the immeasurable, opening an exciting discussion about the conditions writers need to achieve their full potential and offering practical applications for any writing classroom. In The 9 Rights of Every Writer Spandel invites nine published authors into a discussion of what makes writing work. Well-known novelists, researchers, science writers, and teacher-writers join this dynamic conversation, and together they draw vital conclusions about teaching strategies that both lead to growth in craft and allow good teaching to flourish. Join Spandel and friends in discovering the personal and instructional importance of:
Harness your passion for writing instruction, let go of rigid practices, and balance the needs of maturing writers with today's classroom realities. Read The 9 Rights of Every Writer, learn to trust your teaching instincts, and concentrate on what matters most: creating an instructional setting where writers can achieve success that soars beyond what can be measured. |
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... classroom dialogue , and by our listening , encourage our students to speak more and to speak to each other . To have a true conver- sation , rather than filling in blanks as if they were on Jeopardy . We can remind ourselves how often ...
... classroom , publishing is a source of personal satisfaction or income or both . Within the classroom , it's a little different . Students have much opportunity to share what they have writ- ten informally . They may read pieces aloud ...
... classroom and help them reach writing standards . Harness your passion for writing instruction , let go of rigid practices , and balance the needs of matur- ing writers with today's classroom realities . Read The 9 Rights of Every ...
Contents
The Right to Choose a Personally Important Topic | 15 |
The Right to Go Off Topic | 29 |
The Right to Write Badly | 63 |
Copyright | |
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