This innovative resource provides teachers with a road map for designing a comprehensive writing curriculum that meets Common Core standards. The authors zero in on several “big ideas” that lead to and support effective practices in writing instruction, such as integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening; teaching writing as a process; extending the range of students’ writing; spiraling and scaffolding a writing curriculum; and collaborating. These “big ideas” are the cornerstones of best researched-based practices as well as the CCSS for writing. The first chapter offers a complete lesson designed around teaching narrative writing and illustrating tried and true practices for teaching writing as a process. The remaining chapters explore a broad range of teaching approaches that help students tackle different kinds of narrative, informational, and argumentative writing and understand complexities like audience and purpose. Each chapter focuses on at least one of the uncommonly good ideas and illustrates how to create curricula around it. Uncommonly Good Ideas includes model lessons and assignments, mentor texts, teaching strategies, student writing, and practical guidance for moving the ideas from the page into the classroom. Book Features: <ul>
<li> Presents no-nonsense information about teaching writing in the era of CCSS, including ways in which the CCSS are misinterpreted.</li> <li> Focuses on “the core of the core,” the bedrock on which effective teaching approaches rest. </li> <li> Incorporates the voices and practices of many talented teachers of writing, including ELA teachers from urban, rural, and suburban schools, as well as ELL teachers.</li> <li> Addresses teachers as respected, dedicated professionals whose experiences and good judgment are the linchpins of any reform.</li>
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Uncommonly Good Ideas―Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (Language and Literacy Series)

Reference

Murphy, Sandra

Smith, Mary Ann

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Teachers' College Press

Writing to Make an Impact: Expanding the Vision of Writing in the Secondary Classroom

Through ideas and practices straight from the classrooms of outstanding teachers, this lively resource illustrates writing that makes an impact on a reader, a writer, or a cause--writing that everyone wants to read. The book is rich with student work that shows how writing can make things happen in the world. The authors provide ready-to-use lessons that include a full range of writing, including poetry, narrative, petitions, proposals, emails, self-reflections, long-term projects, and critical analyses. Book Features: <ul> <li>Incorporates the voices and practices of many talented writing teachers.</li> <li>Employs an upbeat style with a clear, easy-to-follow framework.</li> <li>Encourages writing that changes minds, tells stories, calls for action, creates awareness or empathy, touches emotions, or promotes new thinking.</li> <li>Provides accessible teaching ideas, short exercises, and student models.</li> <li>Builds on students' experiences with social media and their interest in social issues.</li> </ul>

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 Developed as part of the influential New Standards project, Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing gives you everything you need to design and improve your writing instruction. Each section opens with a discussion of a genre common in school writing assignments: narrative, report of information, instructions, and response to literature. Then, the book presents detailed rubrics that illustrate what elements and strategies writing in that genre should display. With these rubrics, you ll have the tools you need to deliver formative assessment that will guide your instruction and support the young writers in your classroom. At the heart of the book are dozens of samples of children's work, showing writing that exceeds, meets, or falls short of grade-level standards. Accompanying each sample is an analysis of the piece and a discussion of where it falls on the rubric. Instructional implications are also included, along with guidance on developing rubrics that fit your teaching context. With Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, your students will grow as writers and you ll grow as a teacher of writing.
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Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Kindergarten

Education & Teaching

Hampton, Sally

Lowry, Margaret

Schools & Teaching

Intl Literacy Assn

What kinds of writing should first graders be able to do? What does really good and not so good writing look like at this level? How can you assess children's writing in a way that will help them develop and improve your instruction? Developed as part of the influential New Standards project, Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing gives you everything you need to design and improve your writing instruction. Each section opens with a discussion of a genre common in school writing assignments: narrative, report of information, instructions, and response to literature. Then, the book presents detailed rubrics that illustrate what elements and strategies writing in that genre should display. With these rubrics, you'll have the tools you need to deliver formative assessment that will guide your instruction and support the young writers in your classroom.  At the heart of the book are dozens of samples of children s work, showing writing that exceeds, meets, or falls short of grade-level standards. Accompanying each sample is an analysis of the piece and a discussion of where it falls on the rubric. Instructional implications are also included, along with guidance on developing rubrics that fit your teaching context.  With Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, your students will grow as writers and you ll grow as a teacher of writing.The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better.  Some of the many areas we publish in include:  -Comprehension-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers-Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy-Assessment-Literacy Coaching-Research And Policy

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 1

What kinds of writing should second graders be able to do? What does really good and not so good writing look like at this level? How can you assess children's writing in a way that will help them develop and improve your instruction?
 Developed as part of the influential New Standards project, Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing gives you everything you need to design and improve your writing instruction. Each section opens with a discussion of a genre common in school writing assignments: narrative, report of information, instructions, and response to literature. Then, the book presents detailed rubrics that illustrate what elements and strategies writing in that genre should display. With these rubrics, you'll have the tools you need to deliver formative assessment that will guide your instruction and support the young writers in your classroom. At the heart of the book are dozens of samples of children s work, showing writing that exceeds, meets, or falls short of grade-level standards. Accompanying each sample is an analysis of the piece and a discussion of where it falls on the rubric. Instructional implications are also included, along with guidance on developing rubrics that fit your teaching context. With Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, your students will grow as writers and you'll grow as a teacher of writing.
The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.
 Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. 
 Some of the many areas we publish in include: 
 -Comprehension -Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers -Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy -Assessment -Literacy Coaching -Research And Policy

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 2

What kinds of writing should third graders be able to do? What does really good and not so good writing look like at this level? How can you assess children's writing in a way that will help them develop and improve your instruction?
 Developed as part of the influential New Standards project, Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing gives you everything you need to design and improve your writing instruction. Each section opens with a discussion of a genre common in school writing assignments: narrative, report of information, instructions, and response to literature. Then, the book presents detailed rubrics that illustrate what elements and strategies writing in that genre should display. With these rubrics, you'll have the tools you need to deliver formative assessment that will guide your instruction and support the young writers in your classroom. At the heart of the book are dozens of samples of children s work, showing writing that exceeds, meets, or falls short of grade-level standards. Accompanying each sample is an analysis of the piece and a discussion of where it falls on the rubric. Instructional implications are also included, along with guidance on developing rubrics that fit your teaching context. With Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, your students will grow as writers and you'll grow as a teacher of writing.
The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.
 Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. 
 Some of the many areas we publish in include: 
 -Comprehension -Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers -Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy -Assessment -Literacy Coaching -Research And Policy

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 3

What kinds of writing should fourth graders be able to do? What does really good and not so good writing look like at this level? How can you assess children's writing in a way that will help them develop and improve your instruction?
 Developed as part of the influential New Standards project, Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing gives you everything you need to design and improve your writing instruction. Each section opens with a discussion of a genre common in school writing assignments: narrative, report of information, instructions, and response to literature. Then, the book presents detailed rubrics that illustrate what elements and strategies writing in that genre should display. With these rubrics, you'll have the tools you need to deliver formative assessment that will guide your instruction and support the young writers in your classroom. At the heart of the book are dozens of samples of children s work, showing writing that exceeds, meets, or falls short of grade-level standards. Accompanying each sample is an analysis of the piece and a discussion of where it falls on the rubric. Instructional implications are also included, along with guidance on developing rubrics that fit your teaching context. With Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, your students will grow as writers and you'll grow as a teacher of writing.
The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.
 Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. 
 Some of the many areas we publish in include: 
 -Comprehension -Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers -Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy -Assessment -Literacy Coaching -Research And Policy

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 4

What kinds of writing should fifth graders be able to do? What does really good and not so good writing look like at this level? How can you assess children's writing in a way that will help them develop and improve your instruction?
 Developed as part of the influential New Standards project, Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing gives you everything you need to design and improve your writing instruction. Each section opens with a discussion of a genre common in school writing assignments: narrative, report of information, instructions, and response to literature. Then, the book presents detailed rubrics that illustrate what elements and strategies writing in that genre should display. With these rubrics, you'll have the tools you need to deliver formative assessment that will guide your instruction and support the young writers in your classroom. At the heart of the book are dozens of samples of children s work, showing writing that exceeds, meets, or falls short of grade-level standards. Accompanying each sample is an analysis of the piece and a discussion of where it falls on the rubric. Instructional implications are also included, along with guidance on developing rubrics that fit your teaching context. With Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, your students will grow as writers and you'll grow as a teacher of writing.
The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.
 Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. 
 Some of the many areas we publish in include: 
 -Comprehension -Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers -Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy -Assessment -Literacy Coaching -Research And Policy

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 5

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Uncommonly Good Ideas―Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (Language and Literacy Series)

Writing to Make an Impact: Expanding the Vision of Writing in the Secondary Classroom

Writing to Make an Impact: Expanding the Vision of Writing in the Secondary Classroom

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Kindergarten

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 1

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 2

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 3

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 4

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 5

Reckoning the Earth: Some Lessons from the Land