Levitt, Marc, 1950-

Putting everyday life on the page : inspiring students to write, grades 2-7 / Marc Levitt. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2009. - xiii, 110 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes index.

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. Sequential Thinking
3. Observations, Description, and Colorful Language
4. Finding and Using Characters
5. Finding and Using Place
6. Motivating Your Students
7. Grammatical Conventions: Sentences, Paragraphs, Commas, and Periods
8. Encouraging a Culture of Writing in Your Classroom: Creating a Writer's Studio and Salon
9. Endings

9781412965316 (cloth) 1412965314 (cloth) 9781412965323 (pbk.) 1412965322 (pbk.)

2008021941


English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Elementary)
English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Middle school)
Creative writing (Elementary education)
Creative writing (Middle school)

LB1576 / .L498 2009

372.623 LEV