The art of information writing

Title
The art of information writing

Personal Author EPSB
Lucy, Calkins

Year Published
2013

Series
Units of study in opinion, information and narrative writing, grade 3 : a workshop curriculum

Physical Description
x, 181 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm

Note
"Grade 3, Unit 2, information"--Cover.

Contents
Teaching others to prime the pump -- The power organizing and reorganizing -- New structures lead to new thinking -- Laying the bricks of information -- Organization matters in texts large and small -- Studying mentor texts in a search for elaboration strategies -- Making connections within and across chapters -- Balancing facts and ideas from the start -- Researching facts and ensuring text accuracy -- Reusing and recycling in the revision process -- Creating introductions through researching mentor authors -- Taking stock and setting goals -- Putting oneself in readers' shoes to clear up confusion -- Using text features makes it easier for readers to learn -- Fact-checking through rapid research -- Punctuating with paragraphs -- Plan content-area writing, drawing on knowledge from across the unit -- Revising from self-assessments -- Crafting speeches, articles, or brochures using information writing skills -- Bringing all you know to every project -- A final celebration : using knowledge about nonfiction writing to teach younger students.

Subject
English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching.
 
Writing -- Study and teaching.

Added Author
Cruz, Maria Colleen,

ISBN
9780325047331

Publisher
Portsmouth, NH : Firsthand, an imprint of Heinemann, [2013]


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