The Write Voice - Using Rich Prompts to Help Student Writing Come Alive

Informationen zum Autor Lisa Donohue Klappentext A comprehensive approach to teaching writing that deals not only with style, but with the writer's inspiration and the tools and strategies that young writers need to write well. It includes a series of rich, engaging writing prompts that teachers can use to help even the most mechanical writer begin to write with flair. The Write Voice is organised around seven strategies with appropriate prompts to help students seek and recognise inspiration. Zusammenfassung The Write Voice shows how to use rich, engaging writing prompts to help students develop their writing voice and addresses the importance of listening to a mentor's voice, defining voice, setting success criteria, and seeking peer and teacher feedback. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Acknowledgements, Chapter 1: Can you hear my voice?, Chapter 2: Voice-building Strategies, Chapter 3: Emotional Cues, Chapter 4: Sensory Statements, Chapter 5: Wordsmithing, Chapter 6: Perspective, Chapter 7: Character Development, Chapter 8: Personalization, Chapter 9: Style, Chapter 10: Voice in Minutes a Day, Resources, Index

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Donohue
• Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9781551382685
• ISBN: 978-1-55138-268-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology