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Writing Whizardry (Second Edition): 70 Minilessons to Teach Elaborative Writing Skills (Maupin House),Used
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If you've ever said to your intermediate writers, "Write more about this topic!" you're not alone. Unelaborated writing is a top challenge for teachers and the number one reason students score poorly on writing assessments. But how do you teach students to show and not tell? What are the specific techniques all strong writers choose to produce clear, wellelaborated narrative and expository writing? Writing Whizardry gives you 70 selfcontained elaboration minilessons each focusing on a specific Target Skill elaboration technique. Each lesson pairs a writing sample that needs revision with a micromentor text example of polished writing saving you time and energy. Choose the lessons you need to reinforce particular skills, or use the book regularly as an important component of your writing workshop. Additional literature suggestions enable you to extend and reinforce the lessons, and the reproducibles and blackline masters give you flexible instructional options for different instructional settings. Writing Whizardry helps you: easily tailor writing workshops to meet writing deficiencies; save time with readytogo elaboration strategies; and cover virtually all the elaboration techniques writers use.Whether you use Writing Whizardry in literacy stations, smallgroup, or wholeclass settings, you will watch your students grow into enthusiastic writers who know exactly how to create clear, detailed, showme writing.
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- Q: What is 'Writing Whizardry' about? A: 'Writing Whizardry' is a resource that provides 70 mini-lessons designed to help intermediate writers improve their elaborative writing skills. It focuses on specific techniques that enhance narrative and expository writing.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Writing Whizardry'? A: The author of 'Writing Whizardry' is Maity Schrecengost.
- Q: What type of book is 'Writing Whizardry'? A: 'Writing Whizardry' is a paperback book that serves as a teaching resource for educators, particularly those working with intermediate writers.
- Q: How many pages does 'Writing Whizardry' have? A: 'Writing Whizardry' contains 152 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'Writing Whizardry'? A: 'Writing Whizardry' was published on January 1, 2013.
- Q: Is 'Writing Whizardry' suitable for all classroom settings? A: 'Writing Whizardry' is designed to be flexible and can be used in literacy stations, small groups, or whole-class settings.
- Q: Can teachers customize the lessons in 'Writing Whizardry'? A: Yes, 'Writing Whizardry' allows teachers to choose specific lessons to reinforce particular writing skills, making it adaptable to different instructional needs.
- Q: Does 'Writing Whizardry' include any supplementary materials? A: Yes, 'Writing Whizardry' provides additional literature suggestions along with reproducibles and black-line masters for instructional flexibility.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: 'Writing Whizardry' is available as a used book in good condition.
- Q: What skills does 'Writing Whizardry' aim to improve? A: 'Writing Whizardry' aims to enhance students' abilities to write with more detail and clarity by teaching them specific elaboration techniques.