ABSTRACT
This engaging, inviting textbook from a renowned expert in writing education provides all the knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and tools needed to enable any teacher to be an effective teacher of writing.
Using the five-step writing process as a foundation, the text describes how to teach the necessary skills related to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other writing mechanics, and addresses all major genres and stages of writing. Written in an authentic voice that exemplifies good writing, Johnson presents a variety of pragmatic, research-based strategies that support students’ writing development and encourage teachers to apply their own creativity and intelligence in the classroom.
This is an essential text for courses in writing instruction, literacy methods, and teaching English Language Arts (ELA).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|14 pages
Writing
section Section II|47 pages
The Writing Process
section Section III|25 pages
Writers
section Section IV|41 pages
Writing Mechanics
section Section V|86 pages
Types of Writing in a Writing Curriculum
section Section VI|22 pages
Standards and Assessment