Kid-Tested Writing Lessons for Grades 3-6: Daily Workshop Practices That Support the Common Core State Standards

by Susan Zimmermann

"These are the tried and true lessons I return to year after year. The lessons that students said made a difference in their writing and that will bring power and beauty to your students' writing and to your writing classroom." Leslie Blauman , author of The Inside Guide to the Reading-Writing Classroom "What's wrong with a little mentorship?" Leslie Blauman asks. Reap the benefits of her years as a Public Education and Business Coalition (PEBC) teacher with 31 of her best kid-tested and approved lessons that lead to great student writing. Not only are these research-based writing lessons kids' self-proclaimed favorites, they incorporate mentor texts, support the Common Core State Standards, and are research-based. Four lesson clusters reflect Leslie's core beliefs for Use these generative lessons as a springboard-giving them your personal stamp-and watch as they lead to great writing for authentic purposes and in testing situations. Click to save 15% when you buy Leslie's Kid-Tested Writing Lessons and her Inside Guide to the Reading/Writing Classroom together.

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 7, 2012

Reviews

[Krystle Marcis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another practical guide for teachers and practitioners of writing! Great ideas for creating real writers who know the tricks for communicating in all writing, not just for 26 lines.