Tools Students Need to Be Skillful Writers: Building Better Sentences

Build stronger writers one sentence at a time.

Imagine a classroom full of enthusiastic student writers, capable of reviewing their own work with a critical eye, then crafting a polished, convincing piece. This is possible, if you take writing instruction down to its basic building block--a solid sentence--and advance from there. Phyllis Hostmeyer can show you how with Tools Students Need to Be Skillful Writers, your blueprint for effective writing instruction and unit development.

Packed with lessons across grades 3-12, this indispensable handbook features:

• A variety of sentence patterns presented in a logical sequence
• An explanation of each pattern's structure and conventions
• Reinforcement activities and sample sentences for each pattern
• Activities to develop the essential instructional vocabulary.

Along the way, all students, including English language learners, will gain the fluency and automaticity they need as we equip them with the college and career-readiness skills so central to the Common Core.

Author: Phyllis Hostmeyer
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Published: 10/23/2012
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781412989046

About the Author
Hostmeyer, Phyllis: - Phyllis Hostmeyer lives in Southern Illinois, but is a Language Arts consultant for Educational Resources Group, Inc. of Charleston, South Carolina. (www.ergsc.com) A frequent speaker and presenter throughout Illinois, Phyllis has also worked as a language arts consultant throughout the country and abroad. She conducts a range of workshops on reading, writing, assessment, poetry, and other topics. But her favorite presentations revolve around the sentence patterns. In addition, Phyllis is a professional storyteller who turns fables and fairy tales into rap, jazz, and ballads. She also does Bible tellings and has traveled to Israel as part of an American Bible telling team. She uses her storytelling skills to bring life and learning to her educational workshops.

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