{"product_id":"narrative-writing-george-hillocks-jr-9780325008424","title":"Narrative Writing: Learning a New Model for Teaching","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarrative Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is winner of the Richard Meade Award, given by the National Council of Teacher's of English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeorge Hillocks, Jr. is a master teacher who has had great success working with kids in the Chicago Public Schools for over thirty years. This book will show you why. \u003c\/em\u003e-Michael W. Smith, author of \"Reading Don't Fix No Chevys\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUsing instructional methods grounded in concrete, practical activity, Hillocks clearly outlines how to help students take the raw material of their experiences and transform it into engaging, well-wrought prose. A masterful work by a master teacher.\u003c\/em\u003e -Peter Smagorinsky\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Hillocks, Jr. is one of the most respected names in English education, and his graduate students have become some of the most important names in the field. In Learning to Teach Narrative Writing to Adolescents, you'll discover the power of his methods as Hillocks takes you inside real classrooms to see how his groundbreaking theories of teaching and learning help adolescents improve as writers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarrative Writing\u003c\/em\u003e shows you how focusing your classroom activities on producing content, rather than form, boosts students' engagement, making them active learners-not passive recipients of knowledge. Hillocks demonstrates that breaking any learning task into small, doable pieces allows students to master these tasks and prepares them for more complex learning. In Learning to Teach Narrative Writing to Adolescents he shares the results of many years of teaching narrative writing in culturally and economically diverse Chicago schools. You'll see how \"at-risk\" kids' competencies increase significantly as they are taught, step-by-step, how to complete important writing tasks, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eincorporating detail and figurative language \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreating dialogue \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexpressing inner thoughts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eportraying people and action \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewriting about scenes and settings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecombining it all and revising.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHillocks focuses on presenting students with clear instruction and clear objectives, focusing strongly on the procedural knowledge that accompanies academic success-the how to of completing school-based tasks. With his help you'll learn to provide all students with the scaffolding they need to be confident, successful, and fully engaged in their learning. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe techniques demonstrated in \u003cem\u003eNarrative Writing\u003c\/em\u003e have been tested in diverse urban schools. Hillocks provides the data to demonstrate that his methods can give teachers of low-performing and impoverished students new hope for helping adolescentscultivate a meaningful and lasting improvement in their writing abilities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet \u003cem\u003eNarrative Writing\u003c\/em\u003e to understand the wisdom of a master educator. Read it to discover an important approach to teaching writing that really works. Implement it for a satisfying way to teach that can make a difference with every student. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Hillocks Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0325008426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325008424\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 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 7.36w x 0.39d","brand":"George Hillocks Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913722888447,"sku":"9780325008424","price":37.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dc7c55ef-09be-4d99-af50-541cd552bfe1.jpg?v=1680621869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/narrative-writing-george-hillocks-jr-9780325008424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}