{"product_id":"coaching-writing-in-content-areas-write-for-insight-strategies-grades-6-12-paperback","title":"Coaching Writing in Content Areas: Write-for-Insight Strategies, Grades 6-12 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Strong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoaching Writing in Content Areas: Write-for-Insight Strategies, Grades 6--12\u003c\/em\u003e, Second Edition, is packed with practical, motivating strategies for making writing a tool for learning, and for integrating it into content area instruction. Designed to help new and veteran teachers work \u003cem\u003esmarter\u003c\/em\u003e, not harder, the book is written by William Strong, one of America's most respected writing instructors. The clear, personal voice of the book and its illustrative examples drawn from the work of expert teachers made the first edition a \"thumbs-up\" favorite with National Writing Project sites across the nation. This new edition expands these features, covers new strategies, and includes new samples of assignments, rubrics, and student writing throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical resource is designed to help new and veteran teachers work smarter, not harder. Written by one of America's most respected writing professors, \u003ci\u003eCoaching Writing in Content Areas \u003c\/i\u003eis packed with Write-for-Insight strategies. These motivating, ready-to-use strategies help make writing a tool for learning, integrating it into content area instruction. \u003c\/p\u003e  In this coaching guide, Bill Strong draws on the work of expert content teachers. Early chapters show how expressive writing can spark active learning; the later chapters demonstrate how public writing can extend students' knowledge, preparing them for future success in academic and employment arenas.   The clear, personal voice of the book coupled with its rich examples made the first edition a \"thumbs-up\" favorite with writing project sites across the nation. Now the second edition has been updated to include:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter, \"Writing in a Digital World\" (Ch. 10). \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfiles of expert content-area teachers in real-life settings, including examples in the areas of health, science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew samples of writing prompts, rubrics, and student writing. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFresh examples of \"flexible teaming,\" \"wall text,\" and \"cubing\" strategies. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA simplified and streamlined framework of discourse categories in the Preface. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new overview of 11 research-based strategies for teaching writing to adolescents in the Epilogue. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated references and a reorganized Table of Contents.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Praise for the first edition:  \"Bill Strong presents a clear and compelling case for using writing to learn as a tool across the curriculum. The author's anecdotes and his rich, descriptive writing draw the reader into this thought-provoking text and the wealth of practical strategies and activities presented give content area teachers concrete ideas to implement in their classrooms.\"  --Carol Booth Olson, UCI Writing Project, University of California, Irvine  \"William Strong's ...book...is easily the freshest, smartest, and most readable addition to the secondary Writing Across the Curriculum literature in recent years. Beautifully written and intellectually engaging, \u003ci\u003eWrite for Insight's \u003c\/i\u003e10 chapters lay out processes and procedures to guide content teachers interested in integrating writing into their curricula but unsure how to proceed.\" -Kathleen Dudden Rowlands, \"A Review of \u003ci\u003eWrite for Insight: Empowering Content Area Learning, Grades 6--12\u003c\/i\u003e,\" \u003ci\u003eThe WAC Journal\u003c\/i\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eWrite for Insight\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift from one of the elders of the literacy tribe. This...book by William Strong is loaded with ideas and strategies for all teachers to use writing 'as \u003ci\u003ea tool for learning\u003c\/i\u003e (or refining) content knowledge' (p. 8; emphasis in the original).\" -Tom Romano, \"Professional Materials: \u003ci\u003eWrite for Insight: Empowering Content Area Learning, Grades 6--12\u003c\/i\u003e,\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Adolescent \u0026amp; Adult Literacy \u003c\/i\u003e(Copyright (c) 2006 by the International Reading Association)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Strong has worked in middle school and high school literacy instruction for over four decades. Besides presenting hundreds of workshops and many conference talks, he has authored a dozen books and teacher resources, including Coaching Writing: The Power of Guided Practice (Heinemann, 2001). Bill was the consulting author in composition for the Writer's Choice textbooks (Glencoe\/McGraw-Hill, 2001) and the series consultant for English Matters! (Grolier, 2000), and he served for ten years on the National Writing Project Advisory Board. In addition, Bill founded the Utah Writing Project at Utah State University and directed it for 25 years while also teaching courses in content area literacy, English education, and writing. Both his teaching and research have received college-level awards, and professional groups have honored him for his statewide leadership in pre-service and in-service teacher education. He enjoys downhill skiing, motorcycle touring, and working with school districts and National Writing Project sites. Readers can contact the author at Bill.Strong@usu.edu or wcstrong@msn.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886497714373,"sku":"9780132690041","price":134.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/p6eZW0Klq-9780132690041.webp?v=1788949171","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/coaching-writing-in-content-areas-write-for-insight-strategies-grades-6-12-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}