Writing Put to the Test

Teaching for the High Stakes Essay
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-59667-026-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

This book helps educators improve students’ ability to write clear, coherent essays in response to on-demand writing prompts. While it focuses on students’ abilities to succeed at on-demand writing, it also promotes the teaching of writing as an expression of art and self. For grades 4 -12, it provides examples of responses to narrative and persuasive prompts, and provides savvy advice about what scorers look for.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benjamin, Amy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introducing On-Demand Writing; Part I The High-Stakes Essay; Chapter 2 Writing Instruction in the Age of Testing; Chapter 3 Resistance; Chapter 4 Using the Test Itself as a Teaching Tool; Part II Rhetorical Modes; Chapter 5 Teaching Writing Through Rhetorical Modes; Chapter 6 The Narrative Prompt; Chapter 7 The Persuasive Prompt; Part III Interventions; Chapter 8 Assistive Intervention That Works to Improve Writing; Chapter 9 Problem Solvers; Chapter 10 From Speech to Writing; Chapter 11 Language and Error;

Über Autor(innen)

Authored by Benjamin, Amy