Product Description

When students are ready to fine-tune their writing, reach for this practical, well-organized text. Guided lessons include information on writing techniques, samples, and assignments. Topics include: finding subjects to write about, developing an effective beginning and ending, using detail to develop ideas, writing in the content areas, deciding on purpose and audience, revising and more. Lesson formats include: group lessons, working with a partner, and individual work.

The goal is to help students develop more sophisticated approaches to writing. Useful in a writers' workshop or a writing lab setting, this text is packed with lessons to make students' writing skills shine.

This book is for more advanced writers. For younger students, see Beginning Writing Lab. For writers needing more guidance, see Writing Lab.

Grades 5-8

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2275810 in Books
• Published on: 1995-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

About the Author
Nancy Atlee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master degree in middle grades education with an emphasis on reading. She has over twenty-five years of classroom experience where she worked primarily with gifted and talented students. During this time she also served as a mentor teacher in language arts, taught college classes, and regularly presented staff development workshops for her district and at professional conferences. She presently consults in the areas of writing, reading, and gifted education.

Mrs. Atlee’s work reflects her deep commitment to creating a literate learning environment, rich in literature, where students develop critical thinking and communicate their ideas in a wide variety of writing activities. Her books focus on effective ways to teach and apply writing and reading strategies/skills in a dynamic, risk-free setting.