TY - BOOK AU - Levitt,Marc TI - Putting everyday life on the page: inspiring students to write, grades 2-7 SN - 9781412965316 (cloth) AV - LB1576 .L498 2009 U1 - 372.623 LEV 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Corwin Press KW - English language KW - Composition and exercises KW - Study and teaching (Elementary) KW - Study and teaching (Middle school) KW - Creative writing (Elementary education) KW - Creative writing (Middle school) N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008021941.html ER -