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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 | |