Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Writing Awards and Competitions

Random House Creative Writing Competition for NYC Public High School Seniors

www.worldofexpression.org

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Must-Have Books for Teaching

The First Days of School, by Harry Wong.

Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8, by Joann Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher. Stenhouse Publishers, 2001.

Fiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Fiction Writing K-8, by Joann Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher. Stenhouse Publishers, 2001.

When Students Can’t Read, What Teachers Can Do, by Kylene Beers

History Alive! Engaging All Learners in the Diverse Classroom, Teachers' Curriculum Institute.

Response and Analysis, Second Edition: Teaching Literature in Secondary School, by Robert E. Probst.

I Read it But I Don’t Get It, by Chris Tovani

Reading Don’t Fix No Chevys: Reading in Literacy in the Lives of Young Men by Michael W Smith and Jeffrey D Wilhelm