Writing is Dialogue: Why Our Kids Write Backwards and How We Can Fix Them
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615748279 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 316 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Regan S. Peterson said Best instructional book for writing!. Teaching high school English had one struggle for me, teaching writing. Like most people for whom writing comes naturally, I had difficulty instructing my students how to write in ways that had nothing to do with formulaic writing. Along came Jeff House and his book, Writing is Dialogue, and suddenly I had a great tool at my fingertips. This book does not read like a dry,
Too many writing programs teach counter-intuitively, forcing students to utilize improbable methods as unnatural as they are limiting. Filled with student samples, Writing is Dialogue argues that students can write naturally and with focus to produce compelling work.. Why do our students write backwards? Fed a limited diet of five-paragraph academic essays, students produce what they're taught: formulaic, dry work. The book also stresses the need for varied writing programs, incorporating a range of personal essays as well as persuasive, expository, journalistic, and creative writing. The inductive approach to composition that Writing is Dialogue teaches encourages students to follow the natural gathering and organizing actions o
"It is like having a conversation with a very knowledgeable teacher with great expertise, both academic and practical." -- Charleen Delfino, Director, San Jose Area Writing Project, San Jose State University