Non-Fiction Writing Strategies: Using Science Big Books As Models

by Marcia S. Freeman

Enhance the quality and effectiveness of your school-wide writing program with a balance of expository writing that integrates science with writing! Here's how to use Newbridge Early Science Big Books as models of good writing to teach the information-writing techniques so critical for student success on performance-based writing tests. an integrative approach for teaching science and informational writing, strategies for teaching writing-craft fundamentals, step-by-step explanations of the basic process of teaching writing-craft skills, oral and written models, a variety of expository techniques and advice on preparing your young writers for success on performance-based tests.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000