In an increasingly demanding world of literacy, it has become critical that students know how to write effectively. From the requirements of standardized tests to.
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Go back to search results. Quick Overview Many students are leaving school without the writing practice and skills they need to compete in the complex and fast-moving Information Age. Click the image to look inside. Description Related Products Authors Info sheet. Click here to download the info sheet. Write Your Own Review You're reviewing: Dec 16, Carrie rated it really liked it. Kelly Gallagher does a great job of encouraging those in the teaching profession to help students write well, but also to enjoy the process.
Every chapter made me want to run to some English classroom and begin teaching. I highly recommend it. Jan 18, Jeni Enjaian rated it it was amazing Shelves: I absolutely loved this book and will be including it as a resource for future teaching both in the immediate future and years to come, as long as I teach English and likely even if I transition to teaching history as I desire. After attending a symposium at which Gallagher presented about this very topic, several of the topics he presented in the conference and in this book spent a little under a year simmering in the back of my brain.
I, then, this current school year, took the first step towar I absolutely loved this book and will be including it as a resource for future teaching both in the immediate future and years to come, as long as I teach English and likely even if I transition to teaching history as I desire. I, then, this current school year, took the first step towards really teaching writing by transforming my warm up from rote stem work to a writer's journal.
I had hoped to use this as a platform for increasing my students' writing fluency yet only writers already inclined, have ever written more than the required five lines. After reading this book, I already have a ton of ideas on how to improve this and hope to take those into this second semester and beyond. I highly recommend this book for all teachers, especially those who teach English.
Apr 12, Chris rated it really liked it Shelves: Gallagher lays out some of the most solid writing advice you can give to teachers of writing and reading. He seemlessly marries the writing process with critical reading and shows multiple ways to get students engaged and improving on writing, and he shares some important news with teachers: This is important for student writers' growth as a writer and teacher sanity.
It's probably the number one thing holding writing instruction back in the classro Gallagher lays out some of the most solid writing advice you can give to teachers of writing and reading. It's probably the number one thing holding writing instruction back in the classroom in my humble opinion. Gallagher neatly and completely dispels that grade everything myth early on and well.
Additionally, he points out the importance of being a responder and not a grader. Gallagher's choice of student work to exemplify what he's teaching is perfect. It's authentic, funny and shows he has a good relationship with his students and is effectively building them into stronger writers.
This is a great book. If you teach "English" whether reading or writing or hopefully both, you need to read this. Jul 20, Ashley rated it really liked it. This book is not just for English teachers! I really enjoyed this book. Gallagher's writing is both useful and humorous.
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I loved all the writing strategies he gives in order to implement the big ideas. I have highlights and post-its all over the book so I can go back and easily find what I most liked. There was one writing prompt that was used in two different strategies so that was a little confusing because I had to go back and hunt for it earlier in the book. However, overall, if you're a tea This book is not just for English teachers! However, overall, if you're a teacher, you should read this book. Mar 04, Heather rated it it was amazing Shelves: I have read pieces of this book before, but as I continued to worry about writing instruction in my classroom, realized I needed to finally sit down and absorb the whole thing.
There are plenty of great ideas here, and many I will be using this week as we start an analysis unit. It serves as a good framework for increasing writing in the classroom.
Mar 01, Buffy Hamilton rated it really liked it. Lots of solid strategies to try in the high school Language Arts or advanced middle school ELA classroom. I used a copy from the library for our book club, but I will definitely buy my own to use for the school year. Jul 09, Jacob Runyon rated it really liked it.
The expert of teaching English to students 6thth grade. Will definitely refer back to this book as the new school year starts to get underway. Apr 02, Jennifer Margeson rated it it was amazing Shelves: Aug 07, Mr. Sep 19, Audrey Brace rated it it was amazing Shelves: I read this for a course on teaching writing.
Made me feel excited to teach high school English!
Teaching Adolescent Writers by Kelly Gallagher
Oct 29, Heike rated it really liked it Shelves: Kelly Gallagher keeps his books informative and interesting. There are a lot of practical examples that can be used immediately in the classroom - I love his books! Jun 11, CD rated it it was amazing. Great ideas for teaching writing in the classroom.
Jul 03, Brian Kelley rated it it was amazing Shelves: What strikes me about Kelly Gallagher's book is how thorough it is--by that I do not mean to suggest cumbersome and extraneous. I mean here is somebody who not only clearly articulates and well-support belief, but explains how he covers it in his classes and offers ideas as to how you might cover it in your class. Everything I read in this book is absolutely adaptable to any class at any grade level. He begins with a spot-on metaphor of what is happening in our world. The explosion of technology i What strikes me about Kelly Gallagher's book is how thorough it is--by that I do not mean to suggest cumbersome and extraneous.
The explosion of technology is putting a premium on an individual's capability to communicate: Technology hasn't made the fundamental value or skill easier, if anything it has shined a very bright light on it. You are reading now. Now, go back ten years ago. Go back to when I started teaching seventeen years ago. This did not occur. As Gallagher extrapolates, "All teachers share the responsibility of not only teaching their content, but also promoting the literacy level of students.
Gallagher roots his beliefs in the core value that we are all stakeholders in this process. He offers dozens upon dozens of exercises capable of being used, right out of the book, for any course, any curriculum.
Teaching Adolescent Writers
This is worth a first and second look; it is worth placing in your classroom as it will certainly get a lot of use once you crack it open. Who knows, maybe you'll even inspire a colleague to grow from it as well. The bottom line is, kids have to write more than what we are generating nationwide. The national and state scores bear it out. The future, the rate and manner in which technology is hurtling forward It is going to take some dialogue, but it has to start somewhere. Gallagher's book is a solid as start as any I've read. Jul 21, Mark Bratkowski rated it really liked it Shelves: The concept of the teacher is a master writer is not new to me, but honestly, something about which I had forgotten.
I agree that going through the writing process with students is a good way to model skills and what you expect; also, it is a good way to show them that you make mistakes as a writer too. I have found that my writing skills are diminishing from lack of use. Most of what I currently is directions for assignments, which doesn't allow for much creativity. I have to admit that reading this book prompted me to write this review, whereas I normally would have posted without writing a word. I found myself getting frustrated with some of the notions involving giving comments during the writing process.
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The book advocated for reading and commenting upon rough drafts, which I did for two years, and almost drove me crazy. I must admit that the strategies suggested for improvement more thorough that ones I had tried in the past, but the thought alone of how much time the process would take was nightmarish. After talking to my wife about the whole issue, I agree in concept with reading and commenting upon rough drafts, but I only partially agree with this idea in particality.
It would take me a week at the bare minimum to read, comment upon, and return rough drafts, and most of the units I teach are only weeks total. I must say that I found Teaching Adolescent Writers insightful, even when it did push the envelope upon what I thought I could reasonably accomplish in my class. The Power of Choice. The Importance of Purpose and Audience. Students are not given enough timed writing instruction or practice.
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Some teachers have little or no knowledge of district and state writing standards. Writing topics are often mandated with little thought about the prior knowledge and interests of the students. Teachers are doing too much of the work. Students are not doing enough work.
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