10 Essential Writing Lessons: A Mentor Teacher Shares Classroom-Tested Strategies and More Than 40 Mini-Lessons That Help Students Become Skillful Writers - and Meet the Common Core State Standards

by Megan S. Sloan

Overview

Drawing on her 28 years of teaching experience, Megan Sloan has identified the top ten writing lessons upper elementary students need, and she shares them here, divided into step-by-step mini-lessons that guide you through modeling skills and strategies, leading shared practice, and launching students’ independent writing. Complete with mentor text lists, conferring tips, and assessment ideas, and aligned with the Common Core State Standards, you’ll find everything you need for writing success!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545674348
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

A primary teacher for more than 20 years, Megan S. Sloan currently teaches second grade in Snohomish, Washington. Megan is also a curriculum specialist and educational consultant who has conducted workshops on teaching writing and reading throughout the United States and Canada. She has presented at state and national reading conferences, and contributed to articles in Instructor Magazine and The Reading Teacher. Megan lives in Kirkland, Washington.