After reading the first five chapters of this book, I have discovered that I have been using many of the same techniques in my classroom that is shared in the book. I do know that many are helpful to my students because I am getting results quickly. Some of my shy writers are now emerging as beautiful communicators of the written language.
I know as a learner that I do not need to be so organized ahead of time (Type A personality) and that to be authentic for the students sake, I shouldn't be too organized. I liked the sticky note idea of putting down a few ideas to get started and then demonstrate the lesson from there.
My students are currently working on their district writing assessment. I have seen growing confidence in the sharing of their writing, pride in their work, many more volunteers to share in class, and even my quiet ones that wanted to "fly under the radar" are wanting to share their work.
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