Acts of Teaching.
Inclusive of the scope and authoritative references from earlier editions, this edition additionally embraces the digital world and provides practical suggestions for performing the "act of teaching." Offers practical suggestions for teaching writing to students of all ages. Focuses on the...
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Santa Barbara :
ABC-CLIO, LLC,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to ACTS III; Foreword to ACTS II; Foreword to ACTS I; Preface: A Parable; Let's Talk!; Hot Links!; Introduction: Following the Thread; The Product and Process Paradigms; Simultaneous Literacy; Totus: A Third Paradigm; Children of the Technology Age; Let's Talk!; Hot Links!; Chapter 1: The Process; The Writing Process Journey: The Beginning, Middle, and End; Prewriting; Prewriting Strategies; More Thoughts on Prewriting; Let's Talk!; Hot Links!; Chapter 2: Putting Writing in Order: Organization; The Need for Organization; Getting It All Together
- The Hierarchical Approach to OrganizationUnderstanding Purpose; Understanding Audience; Understanding the Use of Language; Understanding the Appropriate Genre; Understanding Focus and Coherence; Understanding Craft; Teaching Genre as Structure; Inquiry and Choice of Genre; Strategies for Teaching Genre; Awareness of Genre; Literary Exploration; The Shaping Conference; Fiction; Implementing the Writing of Fiction; General Characteristics of Fiction; Problems Writing Fiction; Three Quick Ways to Shape Fiction; Sudden or Flash Fiction; Fables, Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales; Fables; Myths
- LegendsTall Tales; Drama; Poetry; Strategies for Writing Poetry; Techniques to Shape Poetry; Imagery; Things to Remember When Writing Poetry; Nonfiction; Letters; Autobiography; Suggestions for Writing Autobiography; Biography; Memoir; Interview; Essay; Expository and Informative Essays; Thesis Statement; ABCs of a Good Thesis; Criteria of a Sound Thesis; The Opinion/Persuasive/Argumentative Essay; Organizing the Persuasive Essay; Shaping the Hexagonal for an Analysis Essay; Conclusion; Let's Talk!; Hot Links!; Chapter 3: Revising: Proofreading, Editing, and Rewriting; Proofreading; Revising
- EditingWriting Groups; Writing Conferences; Writing Debriefings; Rewriting; The Grammar of Rewriting; Skill Levels; The Craft of Rewriting; The Math of Rewriting; Addition; Subtraction; Multiplication; Division; Let's Talk!; Hot Links!; Chapter 4: Assessment; Diederich's Eight Qualities; The Importance of Diederich's Work; Developing the Carroll/Wilson Analytic Scale for Classroom Use; The Carroll/Wilson Analytic Scale for Classroom Use; Ways to Evaluate Writing; Grading; Testing; Measuring; Scoring; Assessing; Teacher-Assessment of Writing; Portfolios; Sticky Note Portfolios
- Authentic AssessmentBreaking News: Data Dashboards; Let's Talk!; Hot Links!; Chapter 5: Technology and Writing; Hardware; Chromebooks; Laptop PCs; Tablets; BYOD; Visual Organization Tools; Collaboration Tools; Drawing Tools; Tools for Prewriting and Drafting; Presentation Tools; Conclusion; Let's Talk!; Hot Links!; Chapter 6: Brain Control; Technology and the Brain; The Development of the Brain; The Major Structures and Functions of the Brain; Theories of Brain Organization and Implications for Teaching; The R-complex; The Limbic System; The Cerebrum (Neocortex).