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Writing a Life: Teaching Memoir to Sharpen Insight, Shape Meaning--and Triumph Over Tests
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 809.93592
EAN: 9780325006468
ISBN: 0325006466
Label: Heinemann
Manufacturer: Heinemann
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: August 30, 2005
Publisher: Heinemann
Studio: Heinemann
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Editorial Review:
This depth of attention to a single genre is unprecedented in books on the teaching of writing. Until now, for this depth, teachers used books written for aspiring writers and translated them into sensible classroom practice. Katherine brings writing and teaching together exquisitely in this beautiful book.
- Katie Wood Ray, Author of About the Authors Smart teachers will read this book. Smarter teachers will use it as a guide. The smartest ones will read it, use it, and then return to it for inspiration, reflection, and, ultimately, for hope. In Writing a Life, Bomer takes us beyond the craft of writing memoir to the purpose and passion of this genre.
- Kylene Beers, Author of When Kids Cant Read - What Teachers Can Do Writing a Life has become my new Best-book-in the-whole world. Like a best friend, this book understands what I need without my naming it, and responds in ways that are as deep and as pure as the human spirit.
- Lucy Calkins, Author of Units of Study for Primary Writing
Memoir is more than writing down memories; it's a powerful motivator for children to write and revise. Working with familiar material, students explore their lives, learn new and sophisticated elements of craft, and engage deeply with content to uncover personal and universal meaning. By teaching with memoir, you can help students exceed official standards for writing, both in class work and on tests, while also giving them a tool for making sense of their place in the world. In Writing a Life, Katherine Bomer presents classroom-tested strategies for tapping memoir's power, including ways to help kids generate ideas to write about, elaborate on and make meaning from their memories, and learn craft from published memoirs. She describes dozens of ideas for minilessons, teacher - student conferences, peer conferences, writing activities, prompts, and revision strategies. She then crosses the literacy spectrum to show how studying mentor memoirs can enrich students' reading by building strong reading-writing connections. In addition, Bomer presents a curricular unit that prepares students for writing tests by systematically and explicitly helping them transfer the content and skills they develop in writing memoir to the demands of standardized assessments.Every student has a story to share. With Writing a Life, you'll have the inspiration, the strategies, and the materials you need to help them write it beautifully.
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Rating: - Practical and so inspiring!
Writing a Life is the perfect synthesis between a good armchair read and a how-to-guide. I made notes all over the margins of this book and can't wait to begin teaching memoir to my students. The last chapter - teaching kids how to get ready for standardized tests - will become a classic reference tool for all teachers of reading and writing.
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