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Judith C Hochman, Natalie Wexler, Kathleen Maloney, Doug Lemov
Building on the success of the original best-seller, this new edition of The Writing Revolution adds valuable guidance for teachers seeking a way to bring their students' writing ability up to rigourous state standards. As thousands of educators have already discovered, The Writing Revolution provides the road map they need, clearly explaining how to incorporate the Hochman Method into their instruction, no matter what subject or grade they're teaching and regardless of the ability level of their students. The new edition provides a reorganised sequence of activities and even more student-facing examples, making it easier than ever to bring the method to your classroom.
The Writing Revolution isn't a separate curriculum or program teachers need to juggle. Rather, it is a method providing strategies and activities that teachers can adapt to their pre-existing curriculum and weave into their content instruction. By focusing on specific techniques that match their students' needs and providing them with targeted feedback, The Writing Revolution can turn weak writers into strong and confident communicators. In addition, the method can:
The Writing Revolution takes the mystery out of teaching students to write well.
Front Matter
Chapter 1: Introduction: Why You Need a Writing Revolution in Your Classroom 1
SECTION I: Sentences
Chapter 2: Sentences: Learning the Fundamentals 31
Chapter 3: Sentence Expansion and Note-Taking: Elaborating on Information 45
Chapter 4: Sentences: Introducing Variety and Complexity 67
SECTION II: Writing at Length
Chapter 5: Planning before Writing: Determining the Shape of What’s to Come 113
Chapter 6: A Simple, Linear Guide: Introducing the Single-Paragraph Outline 125
Chapter 7: Revision: Putting It All Together 157
Chapter 8: Summarizing: Finding the Main Idea of a Text 177
Chapter 9: Moving On to Compositions: The Transition Outline and the Multiple-Paragraph Outline 187
Chapter 10: Taking a Stand: Writing Opinion, Pro/Con, and Argumentative Essays 227
SECTION III: How to Assess Writing and Adapt the Hochman Method to Your Classroom
Chapter 11: A Gauge and a Guide: Assessing Students’ Writing 263
Chapter 12: Revolutionizing Learning: Embedding Writing Activities into Content 279
Chapter 13: Putting the Method into Practice: Leave No Strategy Behind 289
Appendixes
Glossary 333
