After THE END, Second Edition: Teaching and Learning Creative Revision

Description

Barry Lane s bestselling After THE END helped teachers see revision in a whole new light, and inspired a generation of students to not only embrace revision, but to realize that writing is revision. The long-awaited second edition keeps Barry s humorous and endearing tone and updates his ideas, lessons, and activities for teaching writing with heart, even in the Common Core era. New material in this edition includes:

• How to teach argument and informational writing for authentic, powerful results

• Integrating technology into literacy lessons for today s students, using tablets, smart phones and apps

• Qr Code links to video clips that help teachers model Barry s ideas in the classroom

• Interviews with professional writers and master teachers about their own writing and revising processes and best lessons

• Nonfiction connections that help students learn to creatively revise any genre.

• Updated appendices with professional resources and mentor texts

Rediscover why Barry Lane is a beloved and inspirational teacher, writer, and storyteller. And "after the end," know that it s really only a great new beginning for your students and their writing.