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6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide (Grades 3 and Up) 16 reviews
Ruth Culham
Teaching Resources, 2003
invaluable
+ Valuable Structure for Assessing Writing
+ 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide (Grades 3 and Up)
+ Great resource!
+ Great ideas for assessing writing
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Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice 3 reviews
Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst, ...
Heinemann, 2007
Dinner Party with the Literacy Stars
+ Perfect for a Professional Study Group
+ Fantastic Reading
ADOLESCENT LITERACY is rightfully compared to a dinner party attended by the brightest stars in literacy research. It is also similar to attending an NCTE Convention and meeting all those writers you love to read when it comes to books about teaching. Kylene Beers, Robert Probst, and Linda Rief ...
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EVERYDAY EDITING: Inviting Students to Develop Skill and Craft in Writer's Workshop3 reviews
Jeff Anderson
Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
I'm Writing "Grammar" and "Fun" in the Same Sentence
+ I've been searching...
+ A must-have for every writing teacher
Jeff Anderson's book offers lots of practical ideas for tweaking your writer's workshop and making your students better writers. He devotes chapters to various skills and how to teach them (serial commas, appositives, participles, etc.). One of his basic tenets is selecting good examples of ...
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Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, And Style into Writer's Workshop12 reviews
Jeff Anderson
Stenhouse Publishers, 2005
Where "Grammar" and "Editing" Are NOT Dirty Words
+ Mechanically Inclined
+ Finally, fun ways to teach grammar!
+ Witty, informative, easily applicable
+ Useful supplement for LA Teachers
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Summarization In Any Subject: 50 Techniques To Improve Student Learning 3 reviews
Rick Wormeli
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2004
An excellent contribution to the world of reading! A truly masterpiece!
+ Excellent for all secondary education teachers
As part of my relentless pursuit of tools & strategies to turbo-charge my own reading performance, & ultimately, to improve my success coaching to kids/teens/adults, I am constantly on the lookout for books & other resources in bookstores as well as on the net. I came across this amazing book while ...
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Write Beside Them: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in High School Writing4 reviews
Penny Kittle
Heinemann, 2008
Righting Your Writing Workshop
+ Eye Opening
+ Writing Beside Them
+ Something for Everyone
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Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-125 reviews
Janet Allen
Stenhouse Publishers, 1999
One of the best books on vocabulary instruction
+ Vocabulary Help Grades 4-12
+ Very pleased.
+ Words, Words, Words
+ A Must-Have Book for Educators
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Getting It Right: Fresh Approaches to Teaching Grammar, Usage, and Correctness (Theory and Practice)2 reviews
Michael W. Smith, Jeffrey Wilhelm
Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory an, 2007
Grammar? All Errors Are Not Created Equal
+ Buy it now-- you will use this grammar guide!
Each year teachers are amazed at how little their students know about grammar, usage, and correctness. "Why don't you know this?" they ask their students. "Didn't your teacher TEACH you this last year?" Blank expressions on their faces, the kids shake their heads "no," but a visit to last year's ...
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Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles15 reviews
Harvey Daniels, Nancy Steineke
Heinemann, 2004
Exactly what I was looking for to implement literature circles in my classroom!
+ Mini-Lessons for Lit Circles
+ Very comprehensive and practical
+ Great Teacher Resource!
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The Yale Book of Quotations22 reviews
Yale University Press, 2006
compare to bartlett's
+ Superb
+ Terrifically entertaining and useful
Yale Bk of Quotations was a suggestion from the Wall Street Journal of essential resource books to have in a home library. Since we already have Bartlett's (doesn't everyone?) we purchased the Yale Book. Great idea. More current, more "pop" language, more American English oriented. A great choice. ...
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In the Middle: New Understanding About Writing, Reading, and Learning (Workshop Series)23 reviews
Nancie Atwell
Boynton/Cook, 1998
A Shift in Teaching
+ Great resource for teachers
+ Excellent!
+ Based on years of First Hand experience
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Teaching Grammar in Context2 reviews
Constance Weaver
Boynton/Cook, 1996
Excellent source for teachers, parents
+ An Excellent Tool for Teachers of English/Language Arts!
WARNING: This book is NOT a grammar handbook. It is NOT a small-minded diatribe against the deplorable state of education today. It is NOT a frivolous "just let the kids write anyway they want" text either. Instead, Connie Weaver has created a text that reintroduces sanity to the issue of how ...
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When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers 6-1224 reviews
Kylene Beers
Heinemann, 2002
Help for Middle and High School Teachers
+ Beer's text satisfaction
+ The book that started it all!
+ Don't Be Fooled By the Title!
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Image Grammar : Using Grammatical Structures to Teach Writing(Bk & Cdrom)14 reviews
Harry R. Noden
Boynton/Cook, 1999
Finally the book I've been waiting for!
+ Painting Pictures With Words
+ Great Tips on Improving Student Writing
+ Beatifully Written
+ Well well done
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Shakespeare Set Free: Teaching Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth & A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Folger Library)16 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 1993
Don't teach R&J without this book
+ 5 Stars for Dramatic Presentation and Analysis
+ A Wonderful Resource!
+ Experience of a lifetime!
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Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical And Creative Thinking In Middle And High School4 reviews
Matt Copeland
Stenhouse Publishers, 2005
Helping the lower end catch up . . .
+ Fabulous!
+ Great book for teachers of any grade!
+ Great ideas, great resource
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After THE END: Teaching and Learning Creative Revision10 reviews
Barry Lane
Heinemann, 1992
Required reading for writing teachers
+ After the End
+ Successful author, successful book, great ideas
+ Oh, the ideas!
+ After the End by Barry Lane
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That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms That Read, Write, and Think2 reviews
Samantha Bennett
Heinemann, 2007
An awesome tool for any classroom!!
+ Workshop Redux
I found this book to be very helpful! Full of ideas and wonderful insight from someone who clearly knows her stuff!!! GET THIS BOOK!!
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The English Teacher's Companion, Second Edition: Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession21 reviews
Jim Burke
Heinemann, 2003
Excellent text!
+ The English Teacher's Companion
+ A Classic
+ English Teacher's Companion
+ Awesome
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Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry (Theory and Practice)5 reviews
Jeffrey Wilhelm
Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching, 2007
Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry
+ An engaging read!
+ Remember When Learning Was Fun?
+ Wonderful!
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