Explains how to write instructions for how to do something, from selecting a topic that someone else might want to learn to editing the final draft.

Do you find that preparing for standardized tests interferes with teaching advanced thinking, reading, and writing skills in a meaningful way? Do you want to balance test preparation with more creative activities? Success in school and beyond depends on one's ability to read fluently, write coherently, and think critically. This handbook uses the workshop model for exponentially increasing adolescents' abilities in these three key areas. This practical...

Neon Words is more than a writing workbook; it’s an introspective writing experience. With sections dedicated to honoring, strengthening, and playing with your words, you’ll learn to view your writing and yourself in a new light.

Modeling is one of the most effective of all teaching strategies and yet many teachers overlook this powerful tool in writing instruction. When teachers think aloud and then craft a piece of writing in front of their students, they give student writers a peek into what is possible in their own writing. In this book, Kelly Boswell shows you how to transform student writers by infusing short bursts of purposeful teacher modeling. As students watch an...

Teach young readers what simple and complex sentences are, and help them understand the uses of each. Age-appropriate examples make concepts clearer. While the book's subject comes from the Common Core Language Standards, its table of contents, glossary, index, captions, and more make it a useful tool for teaching the Common Core Reading Standards for Informational Text, too. Includes simple review questions with an answer key at the back of the book....

The most important skill you can have in any field or subject is the ability to express yourself with eloquence and confidence in writing. The tools and rules needed are simple and easy to remember. Learn everything you need to know to write engaging and informative essays, stories and research papers. Find ways to take the writing skills you have learned in school and apply them to real world tasks, be they work related or personal.

Explains how to choose a topic for a report, how to find and organize information, and how to write and revise the final version.

Find out how you can create interesting stories based on your real-life experiences.

Ted Kesler, with a community of grade schoolteachers and students, demonstrates how students' creative responses lead to deep comprehension of diverse texts and ultimately help them to develop their literate identities. “The Reader Response Notebook” (RRN) is a tried-and-true tool in elementary and middle school classrooms. However, teachers and students often express frustration with this tool. Responses can read as though students are just going...

A guide to preparing for the Advanced Placement exam in English literature and composition, featuring a comprehensive content review, test-taking strategies, full-length practice tests with answers, and more.