{"product_id":"focus-lessons-ralph-fletcher-9780325109176","title":"Focus Lessons: How Photography Enhances the Teaching of Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Writers, like photographers, are image makers.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe teach our students to write using words and sentences that create a desired effect. You might encourage them to zoom in on a small moment, focus on a specific detail, or experiment with a new point of view. The language of writing has a natural link with photography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinking Photography with Writing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFocus Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e, Ralph Fletcher makes this connection clear. He offers new ideas about how this link can enhance your instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing a camera as a writer's notebook\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTaking pictures to spark creativity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning to \"read\" images as mentor texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelping students develop writing from photos\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraft Lessons Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Ralph also shares fifteen craft lessons that draw on the photographic world. Each lesson highlights a different technique like creating tension, using arresting details, or setting a mood. Then he shows how to achieve each one--in both photography and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A series of savvy decisions are required to produce a memorable photograph,\" says Ralph. \"That's true with writing, as well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e https: \/\/thankyou.heinemann.com\/focus-lessons-sample-chapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0325109176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325109176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinemann Educational Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 8.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Ralph Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981565133055,"sku":"9780325109176","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25bc440d-fde2-4145-9377-fe3995f12a2c.jpg?v=1683256313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/focus-lessons-ralph-fletcher-9780325109176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}