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Informationen zum Autor Barry Lane has taught writing in grades K-12, and written many professional books to help teachers teach writing with joy and passion. He is a sought after keynote speaker and divides his time between classroom visits, workshops with teachers, and writing at his home in Vermont. His other books include Reviser's Toolbox; But How Do You Teach Writing?; The Healing Pen; 51 Wacky We-search Reports; and Force Field for Good (with Colleen Mestdagh). Besides writing and speaking, Barry is also a singer/songwriter and performs a Literacy Cabaret for teachers as well as a character-building assembly for children called Force Field for Good. You can find out more about his work at www.barrylane.com. Follow him on Twitter @barrylane. After spending a day at a Barry Lane workshop, Lucy Calkins said: "Barry Lane is one of the finest speakers on the teaching of writing. His combination of warmth, insight, and energy is magical. My colleagues and I left our day with Barry with full hearts and high spirits, ready to bring new strategies and new energy into our writing workshops." Klappentext Barry Lane's bestselling After THE END helped teachers see revision in a whole new light, and inspired a generation of students to not only embrace revision, but to realize that writing is revision. The long-awaited second edition keeps Barry's humorous and endearing tone and updates his ideas, lessons, and activities for teaching writing with heart, even in the Common Core era. New material in this edition includes: How to teach argument and informational writing for authentic, powerful results Integrating technology into literacy lessons for today's students, using tablets, smart phones and apps Qr Code links to video clips that help teachers model Barry's ideas in the classroom Interviews with professional writers and master teachers about their own writing and revising processes and best lessons Nonfiction connections that help students learn to creatively revise any genre. Updated appendices with professional resources and mentor texts Rediscover why Barry Lane is a beloved and inspirational teacher, writer, and storyteller. And "after the end," know that it's really only a great new beginning for your students and their writing. ...
