Igniting a Passion for Nonfiction
Engaging Approaches to Writing that Exceed the Standards
Writing to Learn with Barry Lane
Do your students groan and go limp when it's time to write an essay or research report? Have you found yourself striving to teach writing but losing your passion for teaching in the process? My non-formulaic workshops will leave you fresh craft ideas that will revive a love for nonfiction essay writing in your classroom and help students excel at the craft of writing without sacrificing their love of learning.
- Create a question culture and watch writing soar
- Put voice and choice into opinion writing
- Teach text dependent essay writing and close reading without boring students
- Change the writing paradigm from work to joy
- Nurture a love of revision and craft concepts that work
- Turn rigor to vigor with inquiry-based 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
- Teach the crucial bridge between story and informational writing
- Show students how to write on demand test essays without losing their voice
- Illustrate how to read for main idea without doing test prep
After THE End: Teaching Creative Revision
The New Edition of a Heinemann Classic, just published
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
This new edition will surely end up dog-eared on every teacher’s desk as they mark the ideas they will be able to use to support their students as writers. After THE END is a treasure trove of resources and lesson ideas easily adaptable to any educational setting.”
Frank Serafini
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 Nonfiction
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