{"product_id":"writer-to-writer-sarah-j-donovan-9780807783559","title":"Writer to Writer: 7 Community-Building Workshops for Teaching Language Arts (Grades 6-12)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe guided workshops depicted in this book offer seven, ready-to-implement instructional units that walk secondary language arts teachers through practical, day-one engagements to get writers collaborating and connecting with one another.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on texts from a writer's point of view, \u003ci\u003eWriter to Writer \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fresh vision for teaching language arts that \u003cb\u003edramatically increases engagement by centering student lives, voices, and peer relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e Grounded in a workshop model, this book blends theory and practice to show how writing and reading can be humanizing, relational, and responsive for adolescent learners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross seven genre-based workshops that include place-based poetry, narrative, speculative fantasy, novel study, literary analysis, and argumentative writing, \u003cb\u003ereaders will find practical routines, mentor text studies, conferring strategies, low-stakes daily writing invitations, and author's craft lessons\u003c\/b\u003e. This culturally sustaining instruction fosters student agency and engagement while \u003cb\u003eensuring robust alignment with academic standards and assessment demands\u003c\/b\u003e in ethical, relational ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew and experienced teachers will find inspiration, concrete tools, and renewed purpose in this \u003cb\u003ecurriculum designed to reduce planning time and resist burnout\u003c\/b\u003e, allowing you to reclaim the joy of teaching ELA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA holistic, relational vision for ELA curriculum: \u003c\/b\u003e seven distinct workshops on writer's notebooks, place-based poetry, narrative, speculative fantasy, novel study, literary analysis, and argument writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReady-to-use, teacher-friendly features: \u003c\/b\u003e guided lessons in \"instructional invitations,\" peer conferring protocols, write-in activities, mentor text suggestions, assessment tools, and celebration practices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn innovative integration of joy and critical justice: \u003c\/b\u003epractical teaching routines blended with critical pedagogies such as grammar as linguistic justice, place-based poetry, and writing speculative futures to promote equitable instruction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAssessment that humanizes learning: \u003c\/b\u003e concrete models of ethical grading, including student self-assessment tools and reflection practices integrated into each workshop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProfessional development in book form: \u003c\/b\u003e a series of workshops designed for both individual teachers, Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), or book study groups.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah J. Donovan,Jennifer Yong Sanders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807783552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807783559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Sarah J. Donovan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437607432447,"sku":"9780807783559","price":141.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3b522a5-a3a9-4e60-b908-aa8a2a6a2e51.jpg?v=1777162884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writer-to-writer-sarah-j-donovan-9780807783559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}