Knowing How Researching and Writing Nonfiction, 3-8

Name: Knowing How Researching and Writing Nonfiction, 3-8
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ISBN: 9781571103406

ISBN-10: 1571103406

ISBN-13: 9781571103406

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mary C. McMackin, Barbara S. Siegel

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When you assign a research report, do you hear groans of dismay? Audible groans from the students and your own internal groan, because you know that most of what you read, and have to grade, will be a lifeless string of facts, as devoid of the writer's voice as an encyclopedia entry? It doesn't have to be that way. Combining research with compelling writing is challenging for upper elementary and middle school students, but when done well reports embody the passion that every student brings to the subject she or he loves. Mary McMackin and Barbara Siegel sought a way to help students bring real vitality to this crucial assignment, to tap into their true interests, energies, and imagination,…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Publication date: 1/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Researching



Getting There from Here



Journeying from Topic to Research Question



Transforming Their Ideas into My Ideas



Revising and Assessing



What's the Connection? Transitions and Organizational Structures



It Started How? Leads



Is It Done Yet? Conclusions



Did We Succeed? Assessment



Using Nonfiction Picture Books to Model Expository Writing Strategies



Using Technology to Enhance Researching and Writing



Student Reports



List of Strategies for Transitions, Leads, Conclusions


References