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| Introduction | |
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| The Roots | |
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| Where Writing Starts | |
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| What Do You Believe About Writing? | |
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| So You're Trying To Teach Kids How To Write | |
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| What Does It Mean To Teach Writers? | |
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| In The Writing Classroom | |
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| The Climate Where Kids Will Dare To Write | |
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| Take Another Look At Writing | |
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| Over 200 Alternatives To... "Write A Story" | |
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| The Foundation | |
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| Bringing Kids Back To Language | |
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| Word Play Is Not Just For Children | |
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| Language Delight And Classroom Life | |
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| Easing Into Writing | |
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| How To Use These Word-Play Ideas | |
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| How To Adapt An Idea To Your Writers | |
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| 50 Ways To Build With Words | |
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| The Romance | |
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| What's Going On Here? | |
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| Starting Love Affairs With Ideas | |
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| Where Do Writers Get Ideas? | |
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| Romancing Writers | |
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| With Literature | |
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| With Music | |
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| With Art | |
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| With Themselves | |
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| With Movement | |
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| With A Feeling You Can't Ignore | |
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| With ... Just Talking | |
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| With Adventures | |
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| With Content Area Experiences | |
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| Which Romancers Are Right For Your Writers? | |
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| The Process | |
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| Writing Is A Process | |
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| The Writing Process: A 10-Stage Plan That Works | |
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| Ifs ... Ands ... and Buts | |
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| What The Teacher Does While The Kids Write | |
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| "But That All Takes So Much Time," You're Saying! | |
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| A Sample Lesson Through All 10 Stages | |
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| Tools and Techniques | |
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| The Creativity--Skills Tug-of-War | |
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| What Are The Tools Of Writing? | |
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| Some Skills For Beginning Writers | |
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| Some Skills For Experienced Writers | |
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| About Mechanics | |
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| Nurturing Writing Skills | |
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| Response and Revision | |
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| What Is Response? | |
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| What Is Revision? | |
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| Response and Revision ... The Two Go Together | |
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| The P-Q-P Plan For Responding and Revising | |
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| Tips For Teaching Kids How To Respond To Writing | |
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| Tips For Teaching Kids How To Revise Writing | |
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| Presenting | |
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| Showing Off Writing | |
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| Why Share Writing? | |
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| What's Your Role? | |
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| When To Share? When Not To Share? | |
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| A Selection Of Ideas For Presenting Kids' Writing | |
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| Writing Portfolios | |
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| A Natural Partnership | |
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| What Is A Writing Portfolio? | |
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| Purposes Of Writing Portfolios | |
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| Kinds Of Writing Portfolios | |
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| Inside The Portfolio | |
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| Don't Start Yet | |
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| Using Portfolios | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Assessment ... What Is It? | |
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| Why Do It? | |
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| How To Do It? | |
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| The Teacher's Role | |
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| Teaching Kids To Reflect On Writing | |
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| Scoring Writing | |
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| Portfolio Assessment | |
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| Problems | |
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| A New Look At Problems | |
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| Succeeding With Kids Who Can't, Won't, Or Don't | |
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| Succeeding With Kids Too Young To Write | |
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| What To Do When The Whole Lesson Is A Flop | |
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| Answers To Questions Teachers Ask Most Often | |
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| Just Ideas | |
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| Dreams In Broad Daylight ... 100 Alternatives To "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" | |
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| Especially, but not only, For Little Kids | |
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| Especially, but not only, For Reluctant Writers | |
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| Especially, but not only, For Gifted Writers | |
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| Writing Across The Curriculum | |
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| Independence | |
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| In Celebration Of Independent Writing | |
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| How To Help Them Do It On Their Own | |
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| A Word Of Caution About Independent Writing Aids | |
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| A Permanent Writing Center For Your Classroom | |
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| Personal Journals For Kids And Teachers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| One More Very Good Idea | |
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| Index | |
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| General Index | |
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| Idea Index | |