Imagine having a Newbery Medal-winning author in your classroom as an advisor and a friend, providing personal and practical advice on how to teach Writing Workshop in the modern-day classroom.
With an insightful foreword by author Kylene Beers, teacher success stories, and the most helpful appendix ever written, this essential resource will teach you how to tailor Writing Workshop to meet the particular needs of your students..
Kwame\'s Quick Tips feature easy-to-implement ideas that have worked for Alexander.
Other exciting features include Kwame Time videos for both teachers and Students that bring Alexander into the classroom.
The Presenting section provides suggestions to help Students confidently present their poetry and other written pieces.
The Publishing section focuses on how to prepare and print digital and physical copies of students\' work.
With a focus on poetry, Alexander\'s Writing Workshop uniquely meets the needs of reluctant writers.
The Writing section features Lessons in Action that teach Students to produce Writing that is worthy of being published.
The confidence Students will attain when they see their Writing authentically published will be off the charts The book has three parts: Writing, Publishing, and Presenting.
Not only will you successfully motivate your Students to write, you\'ll take that motivation one step further by providing guidance on how to create student-driven publications of their work.
The Write Thing teaches you how to move Students step-by-step from ideas, to drafts, to finished works.
With more than 10 years of experience conducting Writing workshops in schools, Alexander shows how to shake up the traditional Writing Workshop and make Writing fun again His magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and love of teaching come through to inspire all Students to write.
With The Write Thing, you can do just that Kwame Alexander is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Crossover.
Imagine having a Newbery Medal-winning author in your classroom as an advisor and a friend, providing personal and practical advice on how to teach Writing Workshop in the modern-day classroom
