Writing Mini-Lessons for Upper Grades, Grades 4 - 6: The Big-BlocksTM Approach
- ISBN-10
- 1604184922
- ISBN-13
- 9781604184921
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-27
- Publisher
- Carson-Dellosa Publishing
- Authors
- Patricia M. Cunningham, Amanda B. Arens, Dorothy P. Hall
Description
Learn when and how to teach the Writing block using Writing Mini-Lessons for Upper Grades for grades 4–6. This 160-page resource, addresses specific issues and skills that help students become better writers. These mini-lessons are divided into three sections for use throughout the year. Students learn about different writing genres, making decisions about what to write, paragraphing in stories and informational text, self/peer editing, spelling, using commas, and writing to a prompt. This book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.
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