Once upon a Fact Helping Children Write Nonfiction |
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| Author:
| Jenkins, Carol
Earle, Alice |
| Series edited by:
| Genishi, Celia
Strickland, Dorothy S.
Alvermann, Donna E. |
| Series title: | Language and Literacy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8077-4681-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2006 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.95USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the debate about how best to engage children in the writing of nonfiction and suggests many instructional strategies for K-6 classrooms. Using transcripts and descriptions of children's actual writing practices, this book shows that children willingly embrace nonfiction writing when the genre is given an important place in the classroom.
Explores the debate about how best to engage children in the writing of nonfiction and suggests many instructional strategies for K-6 classrooms. Using transcripts and descriptions of children's actual writing practices, this book shows that children willingly embrace nonfiction writing when the genre is given an important place in the classroom.