In her book In the company of children, Joanne Hindley invites you inside her third-grade New York City classroom to "have a look" as she describes her reading and writing workshops. Joanne extends the invitation once again through a series of four video programs that give you a close-up look at mini-lessons and conferences during those workshops. In the two programs on reading mini-lessons and writing mini-lessons, she explores and rethinks the resources,...

Editing invitations takes you into Jeff Anderson's sixth-grade classroom as Jeff demonstrates how he naturally links grammar instruction to writer's craft through his 'Invitations to Notice'. The invitations are a warm-up activity used at the beginning of writer's workshops to help students learn to play close attention to mechanics, style and craft. They can be used as an alternative to daily oral language for those teachers who are looking for stronger...

How can we teach today's students to write with clarity, passion, and purpose? How can we move all students, even those who struggle or are reluctant, forward in their skills as writers? In Improving Adolescent Writers, Kelly Gallagher invites you into his classroom for an in-depth look at ways to successfully answer these questions, and more. Through a variety of methods, modeling, mid-process assessment, small-group conferring, grammar and editing...

One of the most fascinating aspects of computer programming is how different programs or parts of programs work together. This volume explores how smaller tasks are grouped together to meet goals, both in and out of programming. Young readers can follow along with accessible examples, fostering development of computational thinking.

The most important skill you can have in any field or subject is the ability to express yourself with eloquence and confidence in writing. The tools and rules needed are simple and easy to remember. Learn everything you need to know to write engaging and informative essays, stories and research papers. Find ways to take the writing skills you have learned in school and apply them to real world tasks, be they work related or personal.

Do you like to argue? Do you have any strong beliefs? Maybe you'd like to show other people your side of an issue-and you'd like to do it in writing. This book takes you through the steps of writing a persuasive piece from beginning to end. Learn how to find sources, gather the best possible evidence, and organize your evidence for maximum impact. Once you've done that, check out writing techniques that will make your readers take notice. Along the...

When his teacher asks him to write a persuasive argument about something he really wants, fourth-grader Calvin creates a unique way to express his desire for a dog.

Ideas to prompt students to write in five categories: narrative, expository, persuasive, visual presentation, and journals.

Invisible ink is a term that refers to writing that is readily seen by the reader or viewer, who often mistakes these words on the page as the only writing the storyteller is doing. Bu how events in a story is also writing. What events should occur in a story to make the teller's point is also writing. Why a character behaves in a particular way is also writing. These are all form of invisible ink so called because they are not easily spotted by a...

"Bienvenue au club BD de Mini Chat! Petit Pistache, Tête-de-lard et Maya présentent 21 conseils amusants et drôles sur la bande dessinée. Grâce à ce livre rempli de rebondissements, les lecteurs découvriront l'importance de s'exercer et de persévérer pour mener à bien une histoire. Le livre comprend plusieurs mini bandes dessinées, présentées dans un style unique et illustrées à l'aide de différents médiums comme l'aquarelle, le pastel,...