Bøger af Gretchen Bernabei

State tests are assessing reading and writing together-Are you ready?The heat is on-state tests now assess reading and writing together. And that's a good thing, but we've got some catching up to do in developing students' facility with written response. With Text Structures and Fables, Gretchen Bernabei and Jayne Hover share lessons and short texts to use right away. They harness the inviting format of fables to teach many ways to respond to texts in any genre. Students will learn easy structures for: Answering comprehension questions Connecting theme or moral to self or world Answering questions about author's craft Showcasing thinking in non-traditional formats such as graphicsAnd much more!

"If students used structures that more closely tracked the movement of their mind, weaving their own slaloms between the twins of knowledge and experience, readers would be more inclined to lean in and vicariously experience that movement of the mind. Wouldn't they?" Gretchen Bernabei and Dorothy Hall In their signature easy-to-implement style, Gretchen Bernabei and Dorothy Hall offer new options for teaching expository writing that more realistically match the way readers actually think and writers actually write. While many state assessments as well as the Common Core ask students to write about their opinions, the goal in The Story of My Thinking is to help teachers take their kids through the various stages of the writing process (from generating ideas to publication) in a way that breaks down the barrier between "academic" writing and "creative" writing and helps kids produce vibrant nonfiction with voice and conviction. The Story of My Thinking provides 13 writing activities for familiar teaching situations, with step-by-step lessons that help you bridge the gap between narrative and informative writing. Using the same classroom-tested strategies that made Crunchtime a bestseller, the authors give the flexibility of dipping in and out of the lessons as you need them. For example, "If you want them to explore topics for deep development and systemic growth," use Gretchen's "Inner Streams/Gritty Life" activity along with the tools that help students plan their thinking. Choose the lesson that matches your teaching situation today, and then another one tomorrow. When authentic, personal experiences replace canned, pre-written topics, and students are provided with structures that reflect how readers read, their writing transforms from formulaic to passionate. And when students have plenty of chances to write about topics that are meaningful to them, in a variety of ways, for a variety of situations, then they will be ready for any writing assignment.

Uses 35 engaging fairy tale-based lessons to give students the focused practice they need to produce effective, analytical writing on demand.

Ignite a love of poetry in students using the magic of poems themselves"Pop the hood" on a poem to discover what makes it work by using text structures to unlock the engine of a poem. Fifty unique and engaging lessons each include a mentor poem that serves as an excellent model for young writers, a diagram that illustrates the text structure of the poem, and inspiring examples of student poems written to emulate the mentor poem. Identify how the parts of a poem relate to each other to create movement and soon your students will be writing their own evocative poems.

In 53 lessons centered around classic nursery rhymes, this groundbreaking book offers a straightforward framework for guiding children to write in any style.

This book is a collection of 50 short texts written by famous Americans to provide students with mentor texts to express their own thoughts.

This book offers 101 grammar lessons on easy-to-access 2-page spreads so students gain an understanding of grammar and its usage.

Gretchen Bernabei and Judi Reimer present 95 craft lessons based on real student essays.