Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Conversations with a poet Conversations with a poet Betsy Franco "Presents ideas for teaching forms, elements, and writing of poetry kindergarten to high school and describes and provides teachers with samples and bibliographies for sixteen poetic forms"--Provided… OL15201085W
Books that teach kids to write Books that teach kids to write Marianne Saccardi "This book provides a wealth of read aloud titles and related activities that provide busy teachers with the tools to help students in grades 3-12 become successful writers"-- OL15991176W
Nonfiction Writing Power Nonfiction Writing Power Adrienne Gear Nonfiction writing is important in a student's school life and it is important a skill that they will use throughout their lives. The majority of our daily reading and writing experience is made up o… OL16814244W
The Princeton Review writing smart junior The Princeton Review writing smart junior Cynthia Johnson A systematic introduction to clear, effective writing. Includes a grammar review; a guide to putting together words, sentences, and paragraphs; and exercises. OL1701523W
Quick & fun writing activities just for young learners Quick & fun writing activities just for young learners Martin Lee,Marcia Miller "Give kids practice with 26 fun forms of writing, including alphabet books, pet tales, weather reports, super silly recipes, book reviews, color descriptions, character comparisons, and everything in… OL20577229W
Free to write Free to write Roy Peter Clark "Free to Write" grew from an experiment in a fifth grade classroom into a newspaper article, into a book, and beyond. The book offers hundreds of practical ideas on how to turn elementary and middle … OL2116624W
Creating writers Creating writers Carter, James This unique and comprehensive text offers an original approach to teaching creative writing by exploring ideas, giving advice, and explaining workshop activities and has many contributors from some o… OL221572W
Instant writing Instant writing The Mailbox Books Staff Includes a poster and graphic organizaer for each week of the school year to stimulate story writing, personal narratives, descriptive writing, and informational writing. OL24271942W
Letter writing Letter writing Jennifer Overend Prior,Diana Stephens Contains lessons that guide chldren through the writing of numerous types of letters-- friendly and business letters, request letters, letters of concern, invitations, thank-you notes, greeting cards… OL24313070W
Instant writing Instant writing The Mailbox Books Staff Includes a poster and graphic organizer for each week of the school year to stimulate descriptive writing, personal narratives, imaginative narratives, persuasive writing, and expository writing. OL27717111W
The explorer magazine The explorer magazine Catherine Podojil Articles, quizzes, and games help student practice reading and language skills while learning about places, cultures, and animals. Includes tie-ins with children's literature. OL28177102W
Writing sampler Writing sampler Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Lessons and reproducibles taken from other books about writing published by Evan-Moor. Includes 21 writing activities and a month of writing topics. OL28757374W
Poem-making Poem-making Myra Cohn Livingston Introduces the different kinds of poetry and the mechanics of writing poetry, providing an opportunity for the reader to experience the joy of making a poem. OL2944380W
Haiku Haiku Patricia Donegan Introduces the form of Japanese poetry known as haiku, explores the seven keys to writing haiku, and provides instructions for five haiku projects, including creating haiga, or illustrated haiku. OL5097204W
Writing Success Through Poetry Writing Success Through Poetry S. L. Lipson Featuring original poetry as prompts, this book guides teachers and/or writing students to build skills for writing in ALL genres. OL7800540W
Write source 2000 sourcebook Write source 2000 sourcebook Dave Kemper Sourcebook 8000, published by Write Source, is a supplemental eighth grade workbook of writing workshops, strategies, and activities that is used in conjunction with Write Source 2000 writer's handbo… OL8243372W
Genres of Literature Genres of Literature Janice J. Withington Aimed at helping students read and enjoy more varieties of literature as well as prompting more writing, the book provides reproducible and hands-on activity ideas plus several bibliographies for a v… OL8875163W
Creating writers in the primary school Creating writers in the primary school Miles Tandy Teachers in English schools have now had ten years of prescriptive national literacy strategies and it is time for a new approach. This book encourages children from their early years to think of the… OL9353298W
Writing Writing Lorraine Dawes This is book written for teachers, by a local authority advisory teacher for English. It advocates a variety of approaches to drafting fiction and non-fiction: through talk, shared writing, pictures… OL9606171W