A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, K-2 (Workshop Help Desk)

ISBN: 0325025975

Author: Calkins, Lucy

Condition: New

Children have voices that need to be heard and ideas that need to be understood. Building on this premise Sarah describes why you should try a persuasive writing unit of study, describes two units of study for the primary classroom, and lists tips and ideas for helping students get their persuasive writing out into the world.A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing is part of the Workshop Help Desk series.About the Workshop Help Desk seriesThe Workshop Help Desk series is designed for teachers who believe in workshop teaching and who have already rolled up their sleeves enough to have encountered the predictable challenges. If youve struggled to get around quickly enough to help all your writers, if youve wondered how to tweak your teaching to make it more effective and lasting, if youve needed to adapt your teaching for English learners, if youve struggled to teach grammar or nonfiction writing or test prepif youve faced these and other specific, pressing challenges, then this series is for you. Provided in a compact 5" x 7" format, the Workshop Help Desk series offers pocket-sized professional development.For a comprehensive overview of the Units of Study in Opinion/Argument, Information, and Narrative series, including sample minilessons, sample videos, videos, frequently asked questions and more, visit UnitsofStudy.com.