Making it Work: A Handbook for Writing for Understanding Instruction

Description

Making it Work: A Handbook for Writing for Understanding Instruction is designed to make planning for K-12 writing instruction practical and effective. Spiral bound for easy use, each planning chapter is divided into three sections:

Teachers at Work: a narrative /scenario to take teachers into the classroom for an on-the-ground look at this step

Students at Work: authentic K-12 student work that illustrates the impact of each step of the planning process

Making it Work: key points needed for effective planning of each step, as well as tips to ensure success

Within this overall structure, the handbook includes:

• A schematic planner that presents a visual of the basic steps in using backward design to plan writing instruction integrated with rich content.
• Chapters that address the specifics of each planning step in action.
• Examples of authentic text based and standards aligned student work.
• Reproducible tools (like the Painted Essay and learning from a model) for teacher and classroom use

Making it Work: A Handbook for Writing for Understanding Instruction
Spiral bound, 170 pages
8.5″ x 11″
$34.95 – free shipping in continental US