Real-World Writers : a Handbook for Teaching Writing with 7-11 Year Olds.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part A -- 1 Why Real-World Writers? -- 2 How Real-World Writers works -- 3 Welcome Projects: setting up your community of writers for the year -- 4 Will they remember writing it? How to plan a class writing project -- 5 Teaching the writing processes -- 6 How to teach an effective writing lesson: using writing workshop -- 7 Setting up writers' notebooks and personal writing projects -- 8 Meeting children where they are: giving effective pupil conferences -- 9 They do the hard work so you don't have to: marking and target setting -- 10 Oh, for literature's sake! How to build reading-writing connections -- 11 Thinking through writing: writing across the curriculum -- 12 Assessing your writers -- 13 Supporting early, advanced and EAL writers -- 14 Growing a school of extraordinary writers: advice for writing coordinators -- 15 A guide to becoming a writer-teacher -- 16 Frequently asked questions and answers to them -- 17 Terminology -- 18 References and further reading -- Part B -- 19 Introduction to Part B -- 20 Poetry -- The natural world -- Animals and pets -- Sensory poetry -- Poetry that hides in things -- 'Inspired by . . .' poetry -- Social and political poetry -- Anthology of life -- 21 Memoir -- Autobiography -- 22 Narrative -- Traditional fables -- Modern fables -- Traditional fairy tale -- Playful fairytales -- Setting and character-driven short stories -- Developed short stories -- Graphic novel -- Flash fiction -- 23 Non-fiction -- Information -- Instructions -- Explanation -- Discussion text -- Science report -- Match report -- 24 Persuading and influencing -- Persuasive letters (for personal gain) -- Advocacy journalism -- Idea generation techniques -- Persuasive letter (community activism) -- 25 History -- People's history -- Biography.

Historical account -- About the authors -- Index.

Real-World Writers will help teachers empower their pupils to write with pleasure and purpose, and with a sense of the relevance to their own lives beyond the classroom. These are vital ingredients for motivation and high achievement among young writers.

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