Acts of Teaching: How to Teach Writing: A Text, A Reader, A Narrative
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Acts of Teaching: How to Teach Writing: A Text, A Reader, A Narrative
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Overview
Teachers of writing at all levels will applaud this edition for its new features designed to help teachers to understand and teach to today's new paradigms in writing. New to this edition are two chapters on cognition and technology, respectively; a chapter on early literacy, with student samples; and, for the first time, an online connection that links readers to important articles, visuals, and resources.
Essay writing is explored through discussion of the thesis and its criteria; five organizational patterns for the expository essay; and distinctions among the opinion, persuasive, and argumentative essay. Several new prewriting strategies are also provided: A Sense Notebook, Looking, Contouring, an expanded explanation of Blueprinting, and a discussion of a hierarchical approach to organization.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798216042136 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication date: | 11/09/2018 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 272 |
| File size: | 8 MB |
| Age Range: | 7 - 17 Years |
About the Author
Edward E. Wilson is codirector with his wife, Joyce Armstrong Carroll, of Abydos Literacy Learning. He has taught at the elementary, secondary, and junior college levels.
Nicole Klimow, PhD, works for the Clark County, Nevada, School District as a program administrator for the English Language Learner Division.
Kristy Hill, MLS, is a library media technology specialist, educator, writing trainer, and author.
Kristy Hill is a social emotional learning coach in Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Table of Contents
Foreword to ACTS III Matthew McConn xi
Foreword to ACTS II Edmund J. Farrell xiii
Foreword to ACTS I Janet Emig xv
Preface: A Parable xvii
Introduction: Following the Thread xxiii
The Product and Process Paradigms xxiv
Simultaneous Literacy xxv
Totus: A Third Paradigm xxvii
Children of the Technology Age xxx
Let's Talk! xxxi
Hot Links! xxxi
1 The Process 1
The Writing Process Journey: The Beginning, Middle, and End 2
Prewriting 3
Prewriting Strategies 7
More Thoughts on Prewriting 30
Let's Talk! 35
Hot Links! 35
2 Putting Writing In Order: Organization 37
The Need for Organization 37
Getting It All Together 38
The Hierarchical Approach to Organization 38
Understanding Purpose 39
Understanding Audience 39
Understanding the Use of Language 40
Understanding the Appropriate Genre 41
Understanding Focus and Coherence 41
Understanding Craft 41
Teaching Genre as Structure 42
Inquiry and Choice of Genre 43
Strategies for Teaching Genre 43
Awareness of Genre 45
Literary Exploration 45
The Shaping Conference 46
Fiction 47
Implementing the Writing of Fiction 47
General Characteristics of Fiction 48
Problems Writing Fiction 49
Three Quick Ways to Shape Fiction 50
Sudden or Flash Fiction 52
Fables, Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales 52
Fables 52
Myths 52
Legends 52
Tall Tales 53
Drama 53
Poetry 53
Strategies for Writing Poetry 54
Techniques to Shape Poetry 54
Imagery 55
Things to Remember When Writing Poetry 55
Nonfiction 55
Letters 56
Autobiography 56
Suggestions for Writing Autobiography 57
Biography 58
Memoir 59
Interview 59
Essay 60
Expository and Informative Essays 60
Thesis Statement 61
ABCs of a Good Thesis 62
Criteria of a Sound Thesis 63
The Opinion/Persuasive/Argumentative Essay 66
Organizing the Persuasive Essay 67
Shaping the Hexagonal for an Analysis Essay 69
Conclusion 69
Let's Talk! 70
Hot Links! 70
3 Revising: Proofreading, Editing, and Rewriting 73
Proofreading 73
Revising 73
Editing 73
Writing Groups 73
Writing Conferences 75
Writing Debriefings 76
Rewriting 76
The Grammar of Rewriting 77
Skill Levels 77
The Craft of Rewriting 78
The Math of Rewriting 78
Addition 78
Subtraction 84
Multiplication 86
Division 86
Let's Talk! 88
Hot Links! 88
4 Assessment 91
Diederich's Eight Qualities 91
The Importance of Diederich's Work 92
Developing the Carroll/Wilson Analytic Scale for Classroom Use 92
The Carroll/Wilson Analytic Scale for Classroom Use 93
Ways to Evaluate Writing 97
Grading 98
Testing 99
Measuring 100
Scoring 101
Assessing 103
Teacher-Assessment of Writing 107
Portfolios 108
Sticky Note Portfolios 108
Authentic Assessment 109
Breaking News: Data Dashboards 110
Let's Talk! 110
Hot Links! 111
5 Technology and Writing Kristy Hill 113
Hardware 114
Chromebooks 115
Laptop PCs 115
Tablets 115
BYOD 115
Visual Organization Tools 115
Collaboration Tools 116
Drawing Tools 117
Tools for Prewriting and Drafting 118
Presentation Tools 118
Conclusion 119
Let's Talk! 119
Hot Links! 120
6 Brain Control 123
Technology and the Brain 123
The Development of the Brain 126
The Major Structures and Functions of the Brain 127
Theories of Brain Organization and Implications for Teaching 132
The R-complex 133
The Limbic System 134
The Cerebrum (Neocortex) 135
Male and Female Brains: The Implications for Teaching 142
Memory and Implications for Teaching 144
Implications for Teaching 148
Neural Plasticity 149
Implications for Teaching 149
Potentiality 150
Stress 151
The New Brain: Some Observations 153
Winding Down 154
Let's Talk! 155
Hot Links! 155
7 Cognition: The Process of How We Learn Nicole Klimow 157
Jean Piaget and Stage Theory 159
Factors That Influence Piaget's Developmental Model 159
Piaget's Stage Theory and Implications for Teaching Writing 160
Nativist Theory 163
Jerome Bruner and Education Process Theory 163
Information-Processing Theory 165
Cognitive Neuroscience Theory 165
Complex Dynamic Systems Theory 166
Cognitive Process Theory of Writing 166
Vygotsky and Writing 169
Let's Talk! 174
Hot Links! 174
8 Inquiry 175
Inquiry 176
The I-Search Paper 176
Tech Tools for Inquiry 178
Implementing the Inquiry Box 179
Inquiry Strategies 180
Inquiry for High School Students 183
Let's Talk! 184
Hot Links! 184
Preamble to Chapter 9 187
9 Early Literacy Revisited 189
The Arenas of Writing 189
Here's How It Happens 189
Here's Flow It Looks 191
Conclusion 208
Let's Talk! 208
Hot Links! 209
Bibliography 211
Index 221