(Re)designing Narrative Writing Units for Grades 5-12

(Create a Plan for Teaching Narrative Writing Skills That Increases Student Learning and Literacy)

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
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Author: Kathy Tuchman Glass ISBN: 9781942496793
Publisher: Solution Tree Press Publication: December 11, 2017
Imprint: Solution Tree Press Language: English
Author: Kathy Tuchman Glass
ISBN: 9781942496793
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Publication: December 11, 2017
Imprint: Solution Tree Press
Language: English

Teaching writing is a powerful and effective means for learning across all grade levels and disciplines. This user-friendly resource provides practical recommendations, strategies, and assessments for designing units of study that center on both narrative nonfiction and creative writing. Throughout the book, readers can complete exercises that equip them to create a comprehensive narrative unit of instruction that is ready to pilot. It also provides narrative activities, assessments, sample tasks, rubrics, checklists, writing sample resources, and more for fifth grade to high school.

Learn how to design and maintain a unit that improves students' narrative writing skills:

  • Learn a sequential approach to building a narrative writing unit.
  • Review how to structure a narrative.
  • Reflect on past teaching approaches and revise for future narrative writing lesson plans.
  • Download free templates, checklists, rubrics, and narrative writing activities useful for designing a narrative writing plan and guiding lessons.
  • Access professional and student resources in print and online for understanding and teaching narrative writing.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Building a Narrative Unit Map
Chapter 2: Formulating a Pre- and Culminating Assessment and Establishing Criteria for Success
Chapter 3: Enhancing Setting with Imagery Using Gradual Release of Responsibility
Chapter 4: Designing Lessons
Chapter 5: Studying an Author's Craft by Analyzing Text
Epilogue
Resource A: Narrative and Descriptive Characteristics and Associated Genres
Resource B: Elements of Literature
Resource C: Literacy Devices and Figurative Language

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Teaching writing is a powerful and effective means for learning across all grade levels and disciplines. This user-friendly resource provides practical recommendations, strategies, and assessments for designing units of study that center on both narrative nonfiction and creative writing. Throughout the book, readers can complete exercises that equip them to create a comprehensive narrative unit of instruction that is ready to pilot. It also provides narrative activities, assessments, sample tasks, rubrics, checklists, writing sample resources, and more for fifth grade to high school.

Learn how to design and maintain a unit that improves students' narrative writing skills:

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Building a Narrative Unit Map
Chapter 2: Formulating a Pre- and Culminating Assessment and Establishing Criteria for Success
Chapter 3: Enhancing Setting with Imagery Using Gradual Release of Responsibility
Chapter 4: Designing Lessons
Chapter 5: Studying an Author's Craft by Analyzing Text
Epilogue
Resource A: Narrative and Descriptive Characteristics and Associated Genres
Resource B: Elements of Literature
Resource C: Literacy Devices and Figurative Language

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