No More How Long Does It Have to Be? : Fostering Independent Writers in Grades 3-8.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Planning for Independence -- Chapter 2: Routines to Support Independent Writers -- Part 1. Minilessons and Building Stamina -- Chapter 3: Routines to Support Independent Writers -- Part 2. Conferring and Author's Chair -- Chapter 4: Launching a Narrative Unit -- Chapter 5: Launching an Informative Unit -- Chapter 6: Launching a Unit on Persuasive Writing or Argument -- Chapter 7: These Are Not Endings: Assessment, Standardized Testing, and Publication -- Final Word -- Appendix -- Recommended Reading and Resources.

In No More "How Long Does it Have to Be?": Fostering Independent Writers in Grades 3-8, author Jennifer Jacobson provides the inspiration and tools to shift from a teacher-directed writing program to a student-propelled workshop model.

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