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The Essential Writing Life Simplify the Teaching of Writing | |
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Why Writing Essentials? Teach What's Essential 12 Writing | |
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Essentials for All Grades | |
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Start with Celebration Change the Status of Kids in the Classroom | |
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Start with a Story See What Writers Do Well | |
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Make Enjoyment Central to Teaching Writing-Let the Fun Begin Share Your Writing | |
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Life Bond as a Staff by Writing Together Examine Your Life as a Writer Find Your Own Voice | |
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Teaching Essentials | |
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Raise Your Expectations | |
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Change the School Culture of Low Expectations | |
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Nurture and Nudge Rely on an Optimal Learning Model | |
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Focus on the Writer First Do More Shared Writing | |
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Apply Principles of Instruction and Learning Implement Shared Writing | |
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A Framework for a Shared Writing | |
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Lesson Teaching Tips to Go Along with Shared Writing | |
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Use Shared Writing to Do Important Word | |
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Work Observe Shared Writing in Action | |
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Tried and True Ideas for Shared Writing | |
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Capitalize on the Reading-Writing Connection Link | |
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Writing with Reading Ensure Students | |
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Read Quality Materials | |
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Examine Written Responses to Reading | |
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Use Writing to Improve Comprehension Lesson Snapshot: Summary Writing | |
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The Essential Writing Day Be Efficient and Integrate | |
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Basic Skills Start with Meaning and Keep It Whole | |
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Include Audience in All Writing Teach Explicitly and Tell Students | |
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Why Take Advantage of the "Efficiency of Context" | |
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Teaching Beyond the Standards | |
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Teach Useful Minilessons | |
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A Sampling of Common Minilessons | |
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Teach Students to Care About Revision | |
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Focus on Editing After Students Can Produce Quality Writing | |
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Teach Spelling Well Use Word Walls and Other Resources | |
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Effectively Provide High-Quality Instruction to Writers | |
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Who Struggle Proven Strategies for Writers | |
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Who Struggle-and All Writers Organize for Daily Writing | |
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Broaden Your Definition of Writing Workshop | |
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Find Time for Daily Writing | |
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Set Up the Environment for Success | |
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Provide More Choice Within Meaningful Structure | |
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Teach Sensible Planning Strategies | |
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Make Excellent Management a Priority | |
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Put Genre Study in Perspective | |
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A Framework for Teaching | |
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Writing Genres Write and Publish More Short Pieces | |
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Do More Publishing Conference with Students Know | |
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What a Writing Conference Is Depend on Whole-Class | |
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Share Tips for Successful Whole-Class Shares and Conferences | |
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Use a Variety of Other Conferences | |
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Simplify Writing Conferences | |
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Put the Writer First Begin with Content Conferences | |
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What to Focus on in a Content Conference End with Editing Conferences | |
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What to Focus on in an Editing Conference | |
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Hand Over More Responsibility to Students | |
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Use Language that Signals Students to Take More Responsibility | |
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Make Assessment Count Become More Knowledgeable About Assessment | |
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Put Rubrics in Perspective | |
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Put High-Stakes Testing in Perspective | |
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Put a Schoolwide Assessment Policy into Practice | |
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Work Toward Student Self-Assessment | |
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Advocacy is Also Essential Build on Best Practice and Research Advocate for Excellence | |
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Be Knowledgeable About Relevant Research | |
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Some Key Research Findings | |
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Take Responsibility for Becoming an Effective | |
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Writing Teacher Adopt Practices of Highly Effective | |
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Teachers Develop a Schoolwide Vision | |
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Teach Kids to Be Courageous as Writers | |
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Use High Achievement to Promote Best Practice | |
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Teaching Make Every Minute Count Connect Your Home and School | |
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Lives Secrets of Good Writers Conserve Your Energy | |
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Important Timesavers My Best Advice Live Your Life | |
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Conclusion: Write Your Own Ending | |
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Teaching in Action: Lesson Essentials | |
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Five-Day Lesson Plans | |
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Secrets of Second Graders-Narrative | |
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Writing Lesson Heart Poems-Poetry | |
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Writing Lesson Procedural Writing-Informational | |
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Writing Lesson Hero Writing-Lesson Persuasive | |
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Writing-Lesson Teaching Points: Conference Video Clips | |
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Appendices Examining Beliefs | |
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About Writing Communications to Parents | |
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Letter to Parents | |
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About Raising Expectations (Grade 1) | |
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Suggestions for Parents | |
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Writing Forms | |
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Understanding Nonfiction | |
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Writing History Poetry | |
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Writing Rubric Word | |
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Work Sentence | |
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Worksheet | |
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Writing Strengths/Next Steps | |
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Writing Rubric Editing Expectations Grade 2 | |
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Editing Expectations Grade 4 | |
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Editing Expectations Genre Characteristics | |
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Favorite Poetry | |
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Books Weekly Professional Conversation Guidelines | |
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Brief Definitions of Terms | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Index | |