Extreme Writing

In recent years, educators have become increasingly concerned about the writing skills of students in elementary, middle, and high school. They wonder what can be done to build proper writing skills, particularly in a generation of students who may consider text messaging to be the only writing a person needs to do. Extreme Writing describes how teachers can build upon the eagerness and skills that students apply to recreational, social, and friendly writing, bringing enjoyment back into writing for students. The Extreme Writing approach is not a precise formula for student achievement; rather, it is a shared discovery of the process, the adventure, the wonder, and the liberation inherent in writing.

Autorentext

By Keen J. Babbage

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Idea of Writing
Chapter 3 Students Love to Write; Students Hate to Write
Chapter 4 Real Writing
Chapter 5 Academically Valid School Writing That Fascinates Students
Chapter 6 Writing across the Curriculum; Writing within the Curriculum
Chapter 7 What Can Go Wrong and What to Do about That
Chapter 8 It Is Not the Best Writing Until It Has Been Revised
Chapter 9 Writing as Liberation
Chapter 10 Epilogue