Conventions and Craft is six, grade-specific kits for grades K-5. Each kit provides a year's worth of conventions instruction (i.e., sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and capitalization, word consciousness, and general editing), with one concept, or "understanding," covered each week in a series of "micro-workshops"--10 minutes of instruction, most likely at the start of writing time. Each grade-specific kit includes: - 192-page, spiral-bound Teacher's Guide - An anthology of 14 full-color short texts - 6 informational trade books by well-known nonfiction authors - Access to a companion website with assessment tools and videos of Linda Hoyt conducting model lessons - Sample Student Papers for use in lessons - A Skills Continuum inspired by CCSS, TEKS, and VSOL - Sample Year-Long Plans
Conventions and Craft is six, grade-specific kits for grades K-5. Each kit provides a year's worth of conventions instruction (i.e., sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and capitalization, word consciousness, and general editing), with one concept, or "understanding," covered each week in a series of "micro-workshops"--10 minutes of instruction, most likely at the start of writing time. Each grade-specific kit includes: - 192-page, spiral-bound Teacher's Guide - An anthology of 14 full-color short texts - 6 informational trade books by well-known nonfiction authors - Access to a companion website with assessment tools and videos of Linda Hoyt conducting model lessons - Sample Student Papers for use in lessons - A Skills Continuum inspired by CCSS, TEKS, and VSOL - Sample Year-Long Plans
Conventions and Craft is six, grade-specific kits for grades K-5. Each kit provides a year's worth of conventions instruction (i.e., sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and capitalization, word consciousness, and general editing), with one concept, or "understanding," covered each week in a series of "micro-workshops"--10 minutes of instruction, most likely at the start of writing time. Each grade-specific kit includes: - 192-page, spiral-bound Teacher's Guide - An anthology of 14 full-color short texts - 6 informational trade books by well-known nonfiction authors - Access to a companion website with assessment tools and videos of Linda Hoyt conducting model lessons - Sample Student Papers for use in lessons - A Skills Continuum inspired by CCSS, TEKS, and VSOL - Sample Year-Long Plans
Nonfiction writing does not need to sound like an encyclopedia. It can be richly constructed with a wide variety of sentence patterns. Craft elements and literary devices should be highlighted and employed in nonfiction selections just as carefully as we implement them in fiction." Linda Hoyt Nonfiction writers need to develop a broad arsenal of sentence structures so their writing is rich, varied, and fluid. They need to consider how powerful verbs can accentuate their voice and make their nonfiction writing more compelling. They need to reflect on how carefully selected details can bring a setting to life and invite their reader to understand more deeply. Focused on the process and traits of being a writer and how to best address the needs and expectations of nonfiction readers, Linda Hoyt's Crafting Nonfiction offers targeted minilessons that will help you elevate craft, integrate trait-based instruction, and elevate control over conventions. Click here to learn more about The Explorations in Nonfiction Writing Series.
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