| Description |
viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1: The Mechanization of teaching. The curse of graphite -- The teacher as Schmidt -- Part 2: Six principles. Balance the basics: an argument for parity between reading and writing -- Expressive writing: maybe the best idea of all -- Popular culture as a literacy tool -- Literacy and pleasure: why we read and write in the first place -- Uncluttering the curriculum -- Finding a language for difficulty: silences in our teaching stories -- Part 3: Isn't freedom an American value too? Free reading. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index. |
| Summary |
In this new book Tom Newkirk invites teachers to decide and lay claim to what's worth fighting for, and he offers them substantive ammunition. He asserts that no curriculum can ever work unless it fits on the back of an envelope, then offers his own envelope-sized curriculum for teaching writing, four questions and sixteen focal points. |
| Subject |
Language arts.
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Teaching.
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Educational change.
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| ISBN |
9780325021232 paperback alkaline paper |
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0325021236 paperback alkaline paper |
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