The Whole Story: Crafting Fiction in the Upper Elementary Grades

By Karen L. Jorgensen

Children love to write stories, but, influenced by the media, they emphasize action and dot placeless landscapes with flat, one-dimensional characters. The Whole Story addresses these issues and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325002924
• ISBN13: 9780325002927
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Writing Workshops: Young Writers in Progress

I thought this book was very interesting, detailed, and very instructive. I think with all its techiques it provides, it promotes students to enjoy writing stories. Not only that, but it also links their writing to reading as well. Being that the children are always on one side writing the story, I think they will be more eager to read books or stories in order to get a feel for what is needed in their own writing. I thought one of the techniques used in the workshop, the Peer Response Record, was very interesting because the students have an opportunity to become better writers themselves as they work and respond to their peer's writing. Writing workshops are rarely used where I am from, which is very sad to say. After reading this book, I feel that these workshops are the best methods in student writing and revision. I plan on hopefully using a workshop similar to Jorgensen's in the future when I become an elementary teacher. All the materials I will need are provided in the appendix of the book, which will become a great and helpful tool.