Write to Be Read: Informed Methods for Engaging Students as Writers

by Barbara J. Smith, Hope Blecher

Overview

Write to Be Read is meant to inspire educators to be designers of engaging curriculum, specifically targeting ways to improve the teaching of writing in schools today. Students tend to write in response to literature; whereas, the focus of this resource is to help students write material, fiction and non-fiction, that they want to read. Students often engage in writing that is more about pleasing the teacher or ticking a homework or assignment box. This book challenges many assumptions with reference to traditional models for teaching writing. A rich assortment of engaging examples are presented in this book to prompt educators to adapt and construct their own meaningful writing units of study

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475873078
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/15/2023
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Barbara J. Smith, PhD, is a passionate educator who promotes critical and creative thinking in the design of schools and school curriculum.

Hope Blecher, EdD, is a literacy expert who encourages and inspires educators and schools to engage students in deep learning in and outside the traditional school classroom.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction…A work in progress

SECTION A: Making Connections

Chapter 1: Thinking Through Writing

Chapter 2: Doing the Write Thing

Chapter 3: Writing with Others

Chapter 4: Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Writing

SECTION B: New Approaches for Teaching Writing

Chapter 5: Poetry as a Gateway to Prose

Chapter 6: Prompts for Prose Writing

Chapter 7: Planning to Write

Chapter 8: Producing the First Draft

Chapter 9: Polishing the Writing

Chapter 10: Presenting the Writing

Chapter 11: Purpose-Based (PB) Writing Model

SECTION C: Writing for a Purpose, One Grade at A Time

Chapter 12: Writing in a Primary Setting

Chapter 13: Grade 3 to 5 Writing

Chapter 14: Middle School Writing in an Elementary School Setting

Chapter 15: Middle School Writing in a High School Setting

Chapter 16: Senior High School Writing

SECTION D: Deep Dive into Writing Forces

Chapter 17: Differentiating Writing
Chapter 18: Feedback & Assessment

Chapter 19: Hand Held Devices

Chapter 20: Parent Role in Student Writing

Chapter 21: Challenges to Changing Writing Instruction

Conclusion:From Students to Writers

Editorial Reviews

This rich resource is framed on the belief that all writing needs to be read, if only by the writer. The authors provide a clear and thorough outline of strategies to motivate, engage and enrich students of all ages who write for different purposes in a variety of forms.This wonderful resource provides both beginning and experienced teachers with a collection of writing lessons to plan and develop programs where all students feel successful as they put pen or pencil to paper, finger to keyboard.”

Larry Swartz

The text provides educators of all ages and grades with immediate usable ways to enhance success in writing across all genres. The text aptly applies theory into practice.The text is a game-changer in how to address writing for all levels of students. It is a handbook, a guidebook, and a strong resource to be used for a long time. The text will be one of those books used in the classroom that will be dog-eared and marked up for years to come.”

Diana Sefchik

The Professional Conversation Starters are GOLD! You do much of the organization work for your readers so we can focus on the message. I wish more authors would do this! You have certainly given teachers what they are looking for: well-developed and ready-to-use tools backed up with pedagogical proof of their value.”

Lisa Parry

"Hope Blecher and Barbara Smith have over 80 years of experiences as teachers, teacher leaders, academic leaders and authors ... and it shows. At a time when the "buzz" is about the advent of AI writing bots as a challenge to education, here is a book brimming with practical strategies that can be used in the classroom on a daily basis. What shines through here is a discernible passion and love for the craft of writing, a celebration of the development of authentic voice in learners, and a clear admiration for those charged with teaching these learners each day."

Mike Crowley