Uncommonly Good Ideas--Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era

by Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith

This innovative resource provides teachers with a road map for designing a comprehensive writing curriculum that meets Common Core standards. The authors zero in on several "big ideas" that lead to and support effective practices in writing instruction, such as integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening; teaching writing as a process; extending the range of students' writing; spiraling and scaffolding a writing curriculum; and collaborating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807756431
• ISBN13: 9780807756430
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"