{"product_id":"smart-writing-john-mauk-9781475874754","title":"Smart Writing: Demonstrable and Measurable Skills for More Sophisticated Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriting teachers of all grade levels have been called upon to increase their students' cognitive power. Outcomes across institutions, districts, and states emphasize the need for \u003ci\u003erichness, depth, complexity, rigor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003esophistication, \u003c\/i\u003eor\u003ci\u003e critical thinking\u003c\/i\u003e in student writing. Yet that quality-no matter how it gets characterized-remains a challenge for both teachers and students. How can teachers most effectively explain, model, and assess such an evasive quality? \u003ci\u003eSmart Writing: Demonstrable and Measurable Skills\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003efor More Sophisticated Writing\u003c\/i\u003e offers a path forward. It details a range of powerful strategies that students can apply directly. The specifics offered here are not vague descriptors. They are \u003ci\u003emoves\u003c\/i\u003e that get worked out in written passages. They can be adopted and shaped according to assignment, topic, and each writer's comfort level. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe goal in each chapter is to eradicate the mysteries of sophisticated writing-to offer samples, activities, and prompts that make student projects richer. In this sense, \u003ci\u003eSmart Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is not a book for those teaching only gifted, advanced, or highly prepared students. It's for all teachers trying desperately to help students with something that seems now universally valued. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrations by Benjamin Busch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Mauk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475874758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475874754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"John Mauk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448140083455,"sku":"9781475874754","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5b71525-b23c-4b4a-aadd-080db1aa67fe.jpg?v=1777237168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smart-writing-john-mauk-9781475874754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}