Provides detailed instructional strategies, sample lesson plans, and sample assessments which can be adapted in your classroom to help create better readers and more effective writers.

About the Author

Joe Strzepek, a former high school teacher, is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Virginia and Director of the Central Virginia Writing Project. The courses he teaches include Literature for Adolescents, Teaching Writing, and Seminar in Teaching English. His publications include periodical articles, book chapters, poems, and a Casebook for English Teachers, coauthored with Robert Small and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company.,
Jeff Newton teaches English and developmental reading at Spotswood High School in Virginia. President of the Virginia State Reading Association's Secondary Reading Council, he was named SRC Teacher of the Year in 1997. Mr. Newton is a frequent presenter at conferences, codirector of the Central Virginia Writing Project, a faculty consultant for the College Board Advanced Placement program, and an active consultant for Virginia school districts.,
Dan Walker currently teaches Creative Writing at Courtland High School and English 11 and 12 at the Commonwealth Governor's School for the Gifted. He has also served as English Department Head at Courtland High School and has taught at the Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School for the Humanities. An Adjunct Lecturer at Mary Washington College, his publications include articles, monographs, and poetry. He also conducts workshops for young writers.

Book Information
ISBN 9781883001919
Author Dan Walker, Jr
Format Paperback
Page Count 156
Imprint Eye On Education, Inc
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 521g