Hello all, I wrote awhile back asking for resources to plan a writing curriculum. (Thanks for all your help, by the way!) I stumbled upon Ralph Fletcher's Teaching the Qualities of Writing (http://www.teachingthequalitiesofwriting.com) and wondered if anyone has any endorsements (or warnings!) for it. (It may be too young for many of you middle school teachers. I teach fifth grade.)
I have used Fletcher's books in the past and I respect him quite a bit, so this seemed perfect. I'm a little wary of a prescribed curriculum, but I figure there is time to tweak it later; right now, I just need someone to tell me what skills to teach and how! Ironically, if you remember my post, I was confused about traits vs. genres, and these lessons can be used either way. So I guess I still have to decide. I am also interested in his Lessons for the Writer's Notebook, since I needed a little more guidance there, too. Anyone do anything really cool with writer's notebooks?? Maggie -- Maggie Dillier "If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
