{"product_id":"is-it-done-yet-barry-gilmore-9780325010960","title":"Is It Done Yet?: Teaching Adolescents the Art of Revision","description":"\u003ci\u003eBeyond all the wise and practical advice Gilmore offers, there is another reason why I love this book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eits funny and fun to read. Though the author writes with great authority, he never places himself above the reader. Indeed, he uses humorous anecdotes from his personal life and classroom to humble himselfand create a sense of joy even as he tackles a subject of dread for most English teachers. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarry Lane\u003c\/b\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eAfter the End\u003c\/i\u003e Why do so many students resist revision? Maybe because it feels to them like starting over, like an indictment of their first draft, or a rejection of their ideas. Encouraging teens to see revision as process rather than criticism, as the bridge between generating ideas and finalizing their work for publication, is crucial to their growth and success as thoughtful adult writers. With \u003ci\u003eIs It Done Yet? \u003c\/i\u003eBarry Gilmore helps you push your writers toward a new, realistic understanding of revision while offering proven ways to overcome student resistance. \u003ci\u003eIs It Done Yet?\u003c\/i\u003e takes a new, refreshing look at revision. It acknowledges that while writing manuals often suggest general guidelines for writing, few target the specific and recurring issues of style and argumentation that students typically encounter in their assignments. Gilmore offers a variety of practical strategies for incorporating revision at all stages of the writing processespecially in content and styleas well as in numerous genres, including literary analysis, on-demand writing, and the college entrance essay. He goes beyond marking up grammar and spelling, differentiates editing from revising, and presents a multifaceted approach that moves students toward an understanding of revision as a process that helps them write fluently and communicate more effectively. All the while, Gilmore will help you change your own sense of revision so that you can use it to match up student needs with specific instructional focuses. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Humorous, practical, and accessible, \u003ci\u003eIs It Done Yet?\u003c\/i\u003e includes classroom samples of student writing and revision, a thorough description of Gilmores step-by-step process for incorporating powerful revision lessons, and ready-to-use activities that engage students and support your teaching. In addition, with chapters on peer and class revision, revision in creative writing, and using technology during revision, he gives you everything you need to get kids revising and develop their maturity as writersto help them complete papers with pride, confidence, and craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Gilmore, Barry Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 032501096X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325010960\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 02\/07\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.39w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 568","brand":"Barry Gilmore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135230558463,"sku":"9780325010960","price":37.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e52d359d-a2b4-46c3-8399-15489a282565.jpg?v=1755009523","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-it-done-yet-barry-gilmore-9780325010960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}