Revision
How to teach it, learn it, Love it! with Barry Lane
They love to write but how do I help them love revision?
A Day of Writing, Reflecting and Revising for Teachers Grades 3-12
Do your students groan and go limp when it's time to revise their writing? Have you found yourself striving to meet State Standards but losing your passion for teaching writing in the process? Come join me for a writer's workshop reboot and get a toolbox full of fresh craft ideas that will revive a love for authentic revision in your classroom.
- Create a question culture and watch writing soar
- Put voice and choice into opinion writing
- Teach an intrinsic love of revision
- Create motivated outside the box writers who exceed the Standards
- Turn rigor to vigor with engaging non-fiction writing lessons
- Replace formulaic 5 paragraph essays with varied structures that create real voice
- Teach meaningful elaboration, not just adding more details
- Model concepts of craft that help students improve their writing
- Learn to teach the bridge between story and informational writing
- Show students how to revise demand essays without losing their voice
All Attendees receive a copy of this Heinemann Classic
After the End is my favorite book on teaching students the art of revision, and it should be part of every writing teacher s professional library. --Kelly Gallagher
Barry Lane
"If your not excited about writing after this workshop, Check Your Pulse!"-- Billy Morrison, 6th grade teacher
More Kirk and Less Spock: Liberating Voice in Non-fiction
If you are new to Barry's work, get ready for a writing transformation that will change your classroom. . .and your notions about what it means to teach." —ReLeah Lent