Writing Workshop Survival Kit
J-B Ed: Survival Guides
2. Edition October 2005
296 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The second edition of the Writing Workshop Survival Kit offers English teachers and writing teachers in grades 5-12 a thoroughly updated and revised guide to teaching the writing process. This comprehensive, step-by-step resource is an invaluable aid for teachers who are conducting a writing workshop or managing a writing workshop in the classroom. Gary Robert Muschla explains the stages of the writing process and shows how to engage students in the dynamics of writing. The book includes activities, numerous reproducibles, and 100 mini-lessons that concentrate on various types of writing, writing techniques, and the mechanics of writing. In addition, the second edition contains new material on timely topics such as Enlisting Support for Your Writing Workshop, Using Search Engines to Find Information on the Internet, The Use of Computers in Revision, and How to Establish a Web Site to Display Student Writing.
How to Use This Book.
About the Author.
Acknowledgments.
Part One: The Dynamics of the Writing Workshop.
Section 1: An Overview of the Writing Workshop.
Section 2: Managing Your Writing Workshop.
Part Two: The Stages of the Writing Process.
Section 3: Prewriting.
Section 4: Drafting.
Section 5: Revision.
Section 6: Editing.
Section 7: Publishing.
Part Three: Using Mini-Lessons in the Writing Workshop.
Section 8: Mini-Lessons for Types of Writing.
Section 9: Mini-Lessons for the Art of Writing.
Section 10: Mini-Lessons for the Mechanics of Writing.
Resources.
many effective strategies that will make the writing process a more
enjoyable, efficient, and productive experience for your students.
They will become more confident writers who will both look forward
to and benefit from these valuable classroom-tested activities.
Muschla leaves no stone unturned in this comprehensive and
insightful journey through the writing process. Writing Workshop
Survival Kit should be a part of every writing teacher's
library!"
--Jack Umstatter, English teacher and author, Cold Spring Harbor
School District, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Gary Robert Muschla, prolific author and classroom teacher, taught reading and writing for more than twenty-five years in Spotswood, New Jersey. He is the author of many books including Reading Workshop Survival Kit, Ready-to-Use Reading Proficiency Lessons & Activities, and The Writing Teacher's Book of Lists with Ready-to-Use Activities and Worksheets, all from Jossey-Bass.
