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.
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).
Introduction. Being and Becoming Section I. Writing
1. Research-Based
Strategies and Evidence-Based Practices
2. Making Raspberry Jelly and
Teaching Writing
3. The Language Arts Section II. The Writing Process
4. The
Five-Step Process
5. Pre-pre-writing
6. Pre-Writing
7. The Draft
8. Revision
9. Editing
10. Sharing and Publishing
11. The Basis Elements of Writing
Workshop Section III. Writers
12. Writing Instruction for Students with
Learning Disabilities
13. Creating Literacy Environments
14. Writing,
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, And the Race Thing Section IV. Writing
Mechanics
15. Using Direct Instruction to Teach Writing Skills
16. Grammar
and Punctuation
17. Spelling Instruction
18. Sentences, Clauses, and Commas
19. Paragraph Writing Section V. Types of Writing in A Writing Curriculum
20.
Persuasive Writing
21. Narrative Writing
22. Expository Writing: Cognitive
Operations
23. Expository Writing: Topics, Audience, Data Gathering, and Form
24. Scientific Writing
25. Language Art
26. Poetry
27. Creative Dramatics
28.
Communication Section VI. Standards And Assessment
29. What Doesnt Work for
Assessment but Is Used Anyway
30. Portfolios, Checklists, Anecdotal Records
31. Addressing Academic Standards for Writing
Andrew P. Johnson is Professor of Literacy Instruction and Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Minnesota State University. He is the author of 16 books and over 50 academic articles and book chapters related to literacy, learning, and the human condition. He is the host of the podcast, The Reading Instruction Show at https://rss.com/podcasts/drandy