Description
Stronger Writing Skills for Teens offers middle and high school teachers strategies, techniques and materials for teaching adolescent writing in a variety of modes. A practical and useful resource for classroom teachers, the book focuses on quality writing instruction within the modes of writing as defined by Common Core State Standards. Examples of student work are included to illustrate effectively designed assignments and strategies for writing and revising. It includes methods for teaching vocabulary and academic language to help students improve word choice and use of language in their writing. Tools for assessing and grading student writing are also included, as well as suggestions and resources for effectively using writing rubrics and scoring guides. Narrative, expository/explanatory, argument, and research writing are discussed, with specific strategies, suggested materials, and ways to approach the modes. Teachers will also find suggestions for helping students learn to incorporate multimodal text into their writing and successfully write in digital contexts, as well as methods for helping students master timed and on-demand writing.
About the Author
Gregory Berry teaches English at South Salem High School, where he has also served as teacher leader, instructional coach, and department coordinator, and is also an adjunct English instructor at Chemeketa Community College. He received his BA in English, BS in Education, and MS is education from Eastern Oregon University and his doctorate in educational leadership, curriculum, and instruction from Portland State University in 2009. He is the author of Literacy for Learning: A Handbook of Content Area Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2014 and Cultivating Adolescent Literacy: Standards, Strategies and Performance Tasks for Reading and Writing, published in 2017.
Reviews
"Writing is hard work," and teaching writing to teens...teaching secondary students how to write well is beyond hard work. Stronger Writing Skills for Teens is an exceptional resource for any secondary teacher looking to advance their ability to teach writing. Berry is able to link a brief rationale based upon research to an approach of teaching writing that accounts for Common Core standards and NCTE guidelines. Readers are provided with a plethora of strategies and specific tools to teach basic aspects of writing such as vocabulary and academic language, as well as the more complex processes of teaching a variety of writing styles and providing feedback. Veteran, novice and pre-service teachers will each find something to glean from this book to improve the effectiveness of their teaching and the quality of their student's writing. -- Aaron Imig, Professor of Education, Director of Graduate Education, Corban University
Stronger Writing Skills for Teens takes the much-needed growth mindset approach to writing-all students can become successful writers given the appropriate instruction, modeling, and practice. Berry combines his own expertise in this field with the work of esteemed colleagues to create a practical, intelligible volume for teachers to use as they facilitate students' learning and mastery of the Common Core writing standards. Reading Berry's book is akin to attending an outstanding professional development session where educators return to their classrooms with a vast array of writing strategies and tools that can, and should, be implemented immediately. -- Anne DePiero, Instructional Mentor and AVID Co-Coordinator, South Salem High School
To build robust writing strategies, teachers need Greg Berry's invaluable resource, Stronger Writing Skills for Teens: Modes, Methods, and Materials That Work. This teacher/author surveys Common Core Standards, reviews NCTE guidelines, and offers an overview of best practices for instilling strong vocabulary, academic language, and writing modes in students. His suggestions for effective multi-modal and research writing, including Macrorie's classic I-Search project, provide powerful, useful options. Berry includes a variety of rubrics, activities, self-assessment checklists, and beneficial online tools, backed by his analytic approach to research. Teachers will find Berry's methodically arranged book indispensable for managing the challenges of teaching writing to teens in the digital age. -- Megan Trow Garcia, Education Consultant and Fulbright New Century Scholar
As a professor of education, I tell all of my pre-service teachers that they are going to have two types of books in their classroom on the shelf behind their desk: those that they used in their teaching programs and will never look at again and those that they will return to again and again to guide their practice. Dr. Berry's book is one of the latter. In this work, ideas for teaching writing are presented lucidly and with examples, and its organization allows a teacher to easily navigate the work to find a new strategy that will fit their subject, their class, and their teaching personality. Dr. Berry has created the kind of book that a teacher will keep-and use!-for the entirety of their career. -- Jason Niedermeyer, Instructor, School of Education, Western Oregon University; teacher, South Salem High School
Honest, research driven, and thoughtfully organized, this would be a great handbook for any new English teacher to draw from when starting out in the profession. Greg Berry's Stronger Writing Skills for Teens: Modes, Methods, and Materials That Work provides teachers with a synthesis of researched and reliable methods for teaching writing. From front-loading vocabulary and concepts, to assessing writing, to latest trends and research, this easy-to-navigate text provides ideas and processes for those looking to refine their craft of the teaching of writing. -- Kari Caulder, Literacy and Language Arts Specialist, Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Book Information
ISBN 9781475841664
Author Gregory Berry
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 277g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 152mm * 12mm
About the Author
Gregory Berry teaches English at South Salem High School, where he has also served as teacher leader, instructional coach, and department coordinator, and is also an adjunct English instructor at Chemeketa Community College. He received his BA in English, BS in Education, and MS is education from Eastern Oregon University and his doctorate in educational leadership, curriculum, and instruction from Portland State University in 2009. He is the author of Literacy for Learning: A Handbook of Content Area Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2014 and Cultivating Adolescent Literacy: Standards, Strategies and Performance Tasks for Reading and Writing, published in 2017.
Reviews
"Writing is hard work," and teaching writing to teens...teaching secondary students how to write well is beyond hard work. Stronger Writing Skills for Teens is an exceptional resource for any secondary teacher looking to advance their ability to teach writing. Berry is able to link a brief rationale based upon research to an approach of teaching writing that accounts for Common Core standards and NCTE guidelines. Readers are provided with a plethora of strategies and specific tools to teach basic aspects of writing such as vocabulary and academic language, as well as the more complex processes of teaching a variety of writing styles and providing feedback. Veteran, novice and pre-service teachers will each find something to glean from this book to improve the effectiveness of their teaching and the quality of their student's writing. -- Aaron Imig, Professor of Education, Director of Graduate Education, Corban University
Stronger Writing Skills for Teens takes the much-needed growth mindset approach to writing-all students can become successful writers given the appropriate instruction, modeling, and practice. Berry combines his own expertise in this field with the work of esteemed colleagues to create a practical, intelligible volume for teachers to use as they facilitate students' learning and mastery of the Common Core writing standards. Reading Berry's book is akin to attending an outstanding professional development session where educators return to their classrooms with a vast array of writing strategies and tools that can, and should, be implemented immediately. -- Anne DePiero, Instructional Mentor and AVID Co-Coordinator, South Salem High School
To build robust writing strategies, teachers need Greg Berry's invaluable resource, Stronger Writing Skills for Teens: Modes, Methods, and Materials That Work. This teacher/author surveys Common Core Standards, reviews NCTE guidelines, and offers an overview of best practices for instilling strong vocabulary, academic language, and writing modes in students. His suggestions for effective multi-modal and research writing, including Macrorie's classic I-Search project, provide powerful, useful options. Berry includes a variety of rubrics, activities, self-assessment checklists, and beneficial online tools, backed by his analytic approach to research. Teachers will find Berry's methodically arranged book indispensable for managing the challenges of teaching writing to teens in the digital age. -- Megan Trow Garcia, Education Consultant and Fulbright New Century Scholar
As a professor of education, I tell all of my pre-service teachers that they are going to have two types of books in their classroom on the shelf behind their desk: those that they used in their teaching programs and will never look at again and those that they will return to again and again to guide their practice. Dr. Berry's book is one of the latter. In this work, ideas for teaching writing are presented lucidly and with examples, and its organization allows a teacher to easily navigate the work to find a new strategy that will fit their subject, their class, and their teaching personality. Dr. Berry has created the kind of book that a teacher will keep-and use!-for the entirety of their career. -- Jason Niedermeyer, Instructor, School of Education, Western Oregon University; teacher, South Salem High School
Honest, research driven, and thoughtfully organized, this would be a great handbook for any new English teacher to draw from when starting out in the profession. Greg Berry's Stronger Writing Skills for Teens: Modes, Methods, and Materials That Work provides teachers with a synthesis of researched and reliable methods for teaching writing. From front-loading vocabulary and concepts, to assessing writing, to latest trends and research, this easy-to-navigate text provides ideas and processes for those looking to refine their craft of the teaching of writing. -- Kari Caulder, Literacy and Language Arts Specialist, Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Book Information
ISBN 9781475841664
Author Gregory Berry
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 277g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 152mm * 12mm
