Creating Characters Using Writing Workshop - Brossura

DePetrillo, Christine

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ISBN 10: 1938406338 ISBN 13: 9781938406331

Casa editrice: Raphel Marketing, Incorporated, 2014

Riassunto

Creating Characters using Writing Workshop by Christine DePetrillo is a complete program of instruction for teachers of grades 3 through 8 to help students learn how to create believable characters in their stories. The lessons in the book are designed to mesh with a Writing Workshop teaching model, although they can be used outside of that framework as well. Each teaching activity in the book is aligned with one or more specific Common Core Standards for Writing, Reading, and Language.Each of the four chapters addresses different aspects of character development, with five teaching lessons in each chapter. The book is designed to take students from their first concepts of potential characters to creating fully formed, fleshed-out characters. (“Characters that breathe,” according to DePetrillo.) The book includes everything teachers will need when teaching character creation: printable graphic organizers that teachers can use with their students as they work through the lessons, along with checklists to assess the quality of the students' work. DePetrillo suggests books for each grade level that include examples of strong characters, and she offers professional resources for teachers who want to find books and websites with more information. Christine DePetrillo is both an experienced teacher and a fiction writer, published under her pen name, Christy Major. The lessons in Creating Character using Writing Workshop have been tested in the classroom over many years and across a variety of grades. Units: - Observing Characters - Getting to Know Characters - Character Evolution - Character Voice

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L'autore:

Christine DePetrillo is a teacher and author. She has been an elementary educator since 1997 and holds a Master's degree in elementary education from Rhode Island College. She believes strongly in giving students experiences that will set them up for success in the real world. For her, the classroom is not a separate place from society, but a vital component in keep¬ing that society going for generations to come.Christine is the author of many works of fiction, all of which end with a “happily ever after.” She is multi-published in a variety of genres including contemporary romance, paranor¬mal romance, romantic suspense, historical romance, young adult romance (writing as Christy Major), and gothic poetry.

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A GUIDE FOR TEACHING CHARACTER CREATION A great story begins with a great character. Without characters, stories have no heartbeat, no laughter, no tears, no tension, no life. Creating Characters using Writing Workshop will help you improve your students' narrative writing skills, an essential component of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. The activities in this book are designed to mesh perfectly with the Writing Workshop approach to teaching writing skills, and also work with any other teaching technique. All the activities have been teacher-tested in classroom settings and have been successfully used to engage students in the creative writing process. It's exciting to work with budding writers in your classroom. These students are waiting for you to help them breathe life into the characters hiding inside them!

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• Editore: Raphel Marketing, Incorporated
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1938406338
• ISBN 13: 9781938406331
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 116