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Creating Young Writers (with a Foreword by Barry Lane)

by: Spandel, Vicki

Creating Young Writers (with a Foreword by Barry Lane)

by: Spandel, Vicki

ISBN 13:
9780205379538
ISBN 10:
0205379532
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2004
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

This long-awaited text offers a most comprehensive exploration of Spandel's effective 6-trait approach to writing for K-3 teachers.The perfect complement to its phenomenally successful parent text, Creating Writers, 3e, this new text provides clear guidelines on helping young students draft, assess, and revise their writing, as well as explicit criteria to show students precisely what they must do to succeed as writers in virtually any situation-including state tests.

FOREWORD

PREFACE

1 Face to Face with the Six Traits

(13)

Where Do the Six Traits Come From?

(1)

It's Meaning-Not Terminology-That Counts!

(2)

Creating a Vision of Success

(2)

It's All About Language

(1)

A Quick Review of the Traits-Through the Eyes of Judy's Students

(4)

Connecting to Ideas

(1)

Connecting to Organization

(1)

Connecting to Voice

(1)

The Link to Word Choice

(1)

Connecting to Sentence Fluency

(1)

Connecting to Conventions

(1)

Where Should I Begin?

(3)

CHAPTER 1 IN A NUTSHELL

(1)

EXTENSIONS

(1)

SOURCES CITED

(1)

2 Looking Within: Seeing Traits in Children's Writing

(62)

A Little Warm-Up

(1)

The Primary Connection

(1)

Tracking Down Ideas

(12)

Some Examples

(10)

Spotting Organization

(12)

Some Examples

(10)

On the Hunt for Voice

(9)

Some Examples

(8)

In Search of Word Choice

(7)

Some Examples

(6)

Stalking Sentence Fluency

(8)

Some Examples

(7)

Spotting Conventions

(7)

Some Examples

(5)

Last Thoughts

(3)

CHAPTER 2 IN A NUTSHELL

(1)

EXTENSIONS

(1)

SOURCES CITED

(2)

3 Teaching Traits Conceptually: Introductory Lessons

(20)

"Nothing to Do with My Curriculum"

(1)

Teaching the Concept of Ideas

(5)

Ideas as Imagination and Observation

(1)

Ideas as Pictures in the Mind

(1)

Ideas as Messages

(1)

Ideas as "Something to Write About"

(2)

Teaching Organization Conceptually

(3)

Organization as Patterning

(1)

Organization as Grouping

(1)

Organization as Making a Plan

(1)

Teaching Voice Conceptually

(4)

Voice as Metaphor

(1)

Voice as Individuality

(1)

Voice as Mood

(2)

Teaching Word Choice Conceptually

(1)

Word Choice as Muscle

(1)

Word Choice as The Target

(1)

Teaching Fluency Conceptually

(2)

Fluency as Personal Imagery

(1)

Fluency as "Come Alive" Poetry You Can Perform

(1)

Teaching Conventions Conceptually

(1)

Conventions as Customs

(1)

A Lesson in Anatomy: The Importance of Doing It

(3)

CHAPTER 3 IN A NUTSHELL

(1)

EXTENSIONS

(1)

SOURCES CITED

(1)

4 Trait By Trait-More Ideas for Teaching

(38)

Trait Basics

(1)

They Hear It Before They Do It

(1)

Teaching a Trait Is Not the Same as Assessing It

(1)

Teaching Ideas

(6)

What You Are Teaching

(1)

How to Get There

(6)

Teaching Organization

104

(5)

What You Are Teaching

104

(1)

How to Get There

104

(5)

Teaching Voice

109

(6)

What You Are Teaching

109

(1)

How to Get There

109

(6)

Teaching Word Choice

115

(4)

What You Are Teaching

115

(1)

How to Get There

115

(4)

Teaching Sentence Fluency

119

(5)

What You Are Teaching

119

(1)

How to Get There

119

(5)

Teaching Conventions

124

(7)

What You Are Teaching

124

(1)

How to Get There

124

(7)

Some Final Questions

131

(3)

CHAPTER 4 IN A NUTSHELL

132

(1)

EXTENSIONS

132

(1)

SOURCES CITED

133

(1)

5 Making Changes: Keeping Portfolios, Revising, Reflecting, Publishing

134

(29)

Uh-Oh-Are Portfolios Still with Us?

134

(6)

Model It First

135

(1)

Keep It Simple

135

(5)

Ready for Reflection?

140

(2)

Revision: From Rough to Ready

142

(9)

Revision Strategies

143

(4)

When Should Students Begin to Revise?

147

(1)

Some Examples

148

(3)

Publishing

151

(8)

Keeping It Manageable

152

(1)

Some Examples

153

(5)

One Last Thought

158

(1)

Final Reflection

159

(4)

CHAPTER 5 IN A NUTSHELL

161

(1)

EXTENSIONS

161

(1)

SOURCES CITED

162

(1)

6 Modeling the Process

163

(12)

Benefit 1: Learning About Writing Process As a Writer

164

(2)

Benefit 2: To Show Students the Process in Action

166

(1)

Benefit 3: To Show Students How to Deal with Specific Writing Challenges and Problems

167

(5)

Challenges All Writers Face

167

(3)

Challenges Your Writers Face

170

(1)

One Example: The Single-Sentence Syndrome

171

(1)

Specifics (Things to Model)

172

(1)

Secrets to Good Modeling

173

(2)

CHAPTER 6 IN A NUTSHELL

174

(1)

EXTENSIONS

174

(1)

SOURCES CITED

174

(1)

7 Loving Books

175

(29)

Favorites

176

(24)

Books for Teaching Ideas

176

(4)

Books for Teaching Organization

180

(5)

Books for Teaching Voice

185

(6)

Books for Teaching Word Choice

191

(6)

Books for Teaching Sentence Fluency

197

(3)

Location, Location, Location

200

(4)

CHAPTER 7 IN A NUTSHELL

202

(1)

EXTENSIONS

202

(1)

SOURCES CITED

202

(2)

8 Assessing Young Writers

204

(34)

Three Levels of Assessment

205

(1)

Large-Scale, Formal Assessment

205

(1)

Classroom Assessment

205

(1)

Personal Assessment

206

(1)

Importance = Impact

206

(2)

Large-Scale Assessment: Is It Right for Primary Students?

208

(6)

"I don't get it."

208

(1)

"I didn't have enough time!"

209

(1)

"I can't write this much."

210

(1)

In Summary

210

(3)

My Recommendations

213

(1)

Meanwhile-Some Lifelines

214

(2)

Teach

214

(1)

Increase Students' Comfort

214

(1)

Have a "Prompt Day"

214

(1)

Practice Individual Prewriting

215

(1)

Put Things in Perspective

215

(1)

Making Things Better

216

(2)

Improving Tests

216

(1)

Continually Reviewing Performance Standards

216

(2)

Using Rubrics to Create a Vision of Success

218

(1)

Features of Six-Trait Primary Rubrics

219

(8)

1. Inclusion of Art

219

(1)

2. Focus on Descriptors, Not Numbers

219

(1)

3. Inclusion of Behaviors

220

(7)

4. Performance Over Time

227

(1)

Classroom Assessment: Keeping It Simple

227

(1)

The Dreaded Grades!

228

(5)

1. Actual Performance

229

(2)

2. Completion of Work

231

(1)

3. Participation in Writing Process

232

(1)

4. Growth as a Writer

232

(1)

5. Willingness to Branch Out

232

(1)

6. Coaching

232

(1)

In Summary

233

(1)

What You Can Do

233

(5)

CHAPTER 8 IN A NUTSHELL

236

(1)

EXTENSIONS

236

(1)

SOURCES CITED

237

(1)

9 Making Magic Happen

238

(16)

How Do You See It?

238

(2)

In Arlene's Classroom

240

(2)

In Penny's Classroom

242

(5)

Emphasis on Personal/Informational

243

(3)

Call It What It Is

246

(1)

In Minnie's Classroom

247

(1)

In Lois's Classroom

248

(1)

Making Your Own Magic

249

(5)

CHAPTER 9 IN A NUTSHELL

252

(1)

EXTENSIONS

252

(1)

SOURCES CITED

252

(2)

APPENDIX Six-Trait Rubric for Grade 3 And Up

254

(4)

Index

258

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0205379532

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0205379532

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