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This book/CD-ROM package for teachers of kindergarten through 8th grade offers step- by-step directions and lesson plans for teaching and assessing writing, accompanied by about 100 illustrative student examples. In this fifth edition, Tompkins (California State University-Fresno) focuses even more specifically on individual student needs and teacher accountability, looking at struggling writers, English language learners, and large-scale writing tests. Part I focuses on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting to publishing, and on using the stages to teach writing workshops, literature focus units, and thematic units. This section also examines ways to assess student writing. Part II looks at eight writing genres, including journal writing, biographical writing, poetry, and persuasive writing. This section emphasizes five levels of composition instruction that vary according to how much scaffolding the teacher provides. The CD- ROM, new to this edition, contains four classroom videos, each following a master teacher through the activities of a writing workshop. The author directed the San Joaquin Valley Writing Project for many years, and was inducted into the California Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Accessible and reader-friendly, this is the definitive book on teaching writing to children in grades K-8, the only title on the market to thoroughly address both the process and the product of writing. Covers strategies for teaching prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing through writing workshops, literature focus units, and thematic units; techniques for helping children develop ideas, organize writing, choose vocabulary, apply stylistic devices, and correct mechanical errors; and, five levels of scaffolded composition instruction: modeled, shared, interactive, guided, and independent writing. Addressing Process and Product NEW! A Writing Workshop CD now included in every copy of the book gives you specific insight into classroom teaching in a workshop model, illustrating both the writing process and product. Meeting Individual Student Needs NEW! How to Address Struggling Writers’ Problems-- this step by step analysis explains what issues cause writers to struggle, provides clear examples of the problem, and clarifies the steps to take to help writers overcome their obstacles. Planning for Accountability NEW! Preparing for Writing Tests --this new feature will help you prepare students for high-stakes testing by clearly defining each type of writing, providing prompts to generate a writing sample, and outlining possible pitfalls writers may face when writing in this specific genre.
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