The Writing Game 50 Evidence Informed Writing Activities For Gcse And A Level

Author : Robin Hardman
Publisher : John Catt
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781914351839

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The Writing Game: 50 Evidence-Informed Writing Activities for GCSE and A Level by Robin Hardman Pdf

As every humanities or social science teacher knows, success in exam years relies on pupils’ ability to blend subject knowledge with writing skills. But teachers face two significant problems in developing writing in their classroom: many pupils regard writing practice as a chore or a punishment; and research on writing instruction remains difficult for busy teachers to access. The Writing Game: 50 Evidence-Informed Writing Activities for GCSE and A Level aims to solve these problems by providing a must-read practical toolkit for teachers looking to help their pupils to write their way into the top grades, offering a menu of engaging lesson activities that can be modified to suit any subject context. With activities covering modelling, practice, and feedback, The Writing Game supports teachers to deliver research-informed strategies at every stage of the learning process. Perfect for teachers, middle leaders, and senior leaders, The Writing Game also contains tips on how to incorporate writing practice into regular subject content, formative assessment, and retrieval practice. Each activity is fully explained and accompanied by top tips for maximising effective learning, suggested adaptations, and links to appropriate research. Activities range from rapid five-minute starters and plenaries to whole-lesson extended writing tasks, with plenty in between, and busy teachers will be relieved to hear that many require very little preparation.

Author : Tessa Daffern,Noella M Mackenzie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000247794

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Teaching Writing by Tessa Daffern,Noella M Mackenzie Pdf

In the 21st century, writing is more important than at any other time in human history. Yet much of the emphasis in schooling has been on reading, and after the early years, writing skills have been given less attention. Internationally, too many children are leaving school without the writing skills they need to succeed in life. The evidence indicates that students rarely develop proficiency as writers without effective teacher instruction. Teaching Writing offers a comprehensive approach for the middle years of schooling, when the groundwork should be laid for the demanding writing tasks of senior school and the workplace. Teaching Writing outlines evidence-based principles of writing instruction for upper primary students and young adolescents. It presents strategies that are ready for adoption or adaptation, and exemplars to assist with designing and implementing writing lessons across the middle years of school. It addresses writing from a multimodal perspective while also highlighting the importance of teaching linguistic aspects of text design such as sentence structure, vocabulary and spelling as foundations for meaning-making. Contributors argue that students need to continue to develop their skills in both handwriting and keyboarding. Examples of the teaching of writing across disciplines are presented through a range of vignettes. Strategies for assessing student writing and for supporting students with diverse needs are also explored. With contributions from leading literacy educators, Teaching Writing is an invaluable resource for primary, secondary and pre-service teachers.

Author : LearningExpress (Organization)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1145005886

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501 Writing Prompts by LearningExpress (Organization) Pdf

"This eBook features 501 sample writing prompts that are designed to help you improve your writing and gain the necessary writing skills needed to ace essay exams. Build your essay-writing confidence fast with 501 Writing Prompts!" --

Author : Susan M. Brookhart
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416623069

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How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students, Second Edition by Susan M. Brookhart Pdf

Properly crafted and individually tailored feedback on student work boosts student achievement across subjects and grades. In this updated and expanded second edition of her best-selling book, Susan M. Brookhart offers enhanced guidance and three lenses for considering the effectiveness of feedback: (1) does it conform to the research, (2) does it offer an episode of learning for the student and teacher, and (3) does the student use the feedback to extend learning? In this comprehensive guide for teachers at all levels, you will find information on every aspect of feedback, including • Strategies to uplift and encourage students to persevere in their work. • How to formulate and deliver feedback that both assesses learning and extends instruction. • When and how to use oral, written, and visual as well as individual, group, or whole-class feedback. • A concise and updated overview of the research findings on feedback and how they apply to today's classrooms. In addition, the book is replete with examples of good and bad feedback as well as rubrics that you can use to construct feedback tailored to different learners, including successful students, struggling students, and English language learners. The vast majority of students will respond positively to feedback that shows you care about them and their learning. Whether you teach young students or teens, this book is an invaluable resource for guaranteeing that the feedback you give students is engaging, informative, and, above all, effective.

Author : Brady Smith
Publisher : Learning Express (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Editing
ISBN : 1576854663

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Proofreading, Revising & Editing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day by Brady Smith Pdf

This comprehensive guide will prepare candidates for the test in all 50 states. It includes four complete practice exams, a real estate refresher course and complete math review, as well as a real estate terms glossary with over 900 terms, and expert test-prep tips.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004346369

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Writing Development in Struggling Learners by Anonim Pdf

In Writing Development in Struggling Learners, international researchers provide insights into the development of writing skills from early writing and spelling development through to composition, the reasons individuals struggle to acquire proficient writing skills and how to help these learners.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113374321

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Index to Theses with Abstracts Accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards by Anonim Pdf

Theses on any subject submitted by the academic libraries in the UK and Ireland.

Author : Murray, Neil,Hughes, Geraldine
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335227174

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Writing Up Your University Assignments And Research Projects by Murray, Neil,Hughes, Geraldine Pdf

"Academic writing can be a daunting prospect for new undergraduates and postgraduates alike, regardless of whether they are home or overseas students. This accessible book provides them/students with all they need to know to produce excellent written work. Neil Murray from University of South Australia." -- BACK COVER.

Author : Chris Sowton
Publisher : Garnet Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Academic writing
ISBN : 1859646557

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50 Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing by Chris Sowton Pdf

50 Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing 50 Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing addresses the challenges facing every student beginning a program of academic study. This comprehensive guide gives you everything you need to write well-constructed academic essays. It is packed full of information that is critical to attaining better marks, including: how to apply critical thinking skills how to strengthen your arguments how to include paper referencing how to avoid plagiarism 50 Steps has been developed to mirror best practice in academic essay writing: researching, planning, writing and then proofreading an essay. Multiple entry points allow you either to work through the book in chronological order or to dip in and out depending on your needs. The book contains a detailed answer key, a full glossary of terms, plus comprehensive reference material that provides study templates and useful hyperlinks, as well as additional examples and information about academic writing. Chris Sowton, author of 50 Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing, answers your essay-writing questions here!

Author : CGP Books,David Broadbent,Luke von Kotze,Rebecca Tate
Publisher : CGP GCSE English 9-1 Revision
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : English language
ISBN : 1847628907

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GCSE English Writing Skills Study Guide by CGP Books,David Broadbent,Luke von Kotze,Rebecca Tate Pdf

Author : David Foster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351225687

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Writing and Learning in Cross-national Perspective by David Foster Pdf

Despite the increasingly global implications of conversations about writing and learning, U.S. composition studies has devoted little attention to cross-national perspectives on student writing and its roles in wider cultural contexts. Caught up in our own concerns about how U.S. students make the transition as writers from secondary school to postsecondary education, we often overlook the fact that students around the world are undergoing the same evolution. How do the students in China, England, France, Germany, Kenya, or South Africa--the educational systems represented in this collection--write their way into the communities of their chosen disciplines? How, for instance, do students whose mother tongue is not the language of instruction cope with the demands of academic and discipline-specific writing? And in what ways is U.S. students' development as academic writers similar to or different from that of students in other countries? With this collection, editors David Foster and David R. Russell broaden the discussion about the role of writing in various educational systems and cultures. Students' development as academic writers raises issues of student authorship and agency, as well as larger issues of educational access, institutional power relations, system goals, and students' roles in society. The contributors to this collection discuss selected writing purposes and forms characteristic of a specific national education system, describe students' agency as writers, and identify contextual factors--social, economic, linguistic, cultural--that shape institutional responses to writing development. In discussions that bookend these studies of different educational structures, the editors compare U.S. postsecondary writing practices and pedagogies with those in other national systems, and suggest new perspectives for cross-national study of learning/writing issues important to all educational systems. Given the worldwide increase in students entering higher education and the endless need for effective writing across disciplines and nations, the insights offered here and the call for further studies are especially welcome and timely.

Author : Hilary Nesi,Sheena Gardner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521767460

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Genres Across the Disciplines by Hilary Nesi,Sheena Gardner Pdf

Genres across the Disciplines presents cutting edge, corpus-based research into student writing in higher education. Genres across the Disciplines is essential reading for those involved in syllabus and materials design for the development of writing in higher education, as well as for those investigating EAP. The book explores creativity and the use of metaphor as students work towards becoming experts in the genres of their discipline. Grounded in the British Academic Written English (BAWE) corpus, the text is rich with authentic examples of assignment tasks, macrostructures, concordances and keywords. Also available separately as a paperback.

Author : Dr Gianfranco Conti,Steve Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3949651969

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The Language Teacher Toolkit, Second Edition by Dr Gianfranco Conti,Steve Smith Pdf

This heavily revised and updated new edition of the best-selling language teacher handbook is a comprehensive introduction to research-informed classroom practice. Topics explored include: Language teaching methods Lesson and curriculum planning Intercultural understanding Listening, speaking, reading and writing Teaching in the target language Vocabulary, grammar and phonics Fluency and lexicogrammar Assessment Meeting the needs of all learners Teaching advanced level students Motivation Songs and drama Subject knowledge Language teachers of any experience will be introduced to a wide range of findings from second language acquisition and cognitive science research, along with a wealth of practical classroom ideas to enhance their practice. This new edition lays greater emphasis on lexicogrammar, fluency, intercultural understanding, meeting diverse learner needs, lesson and curriculum planning. About the first edition: "A treasure chest for every language teacher." (Languages Today, the magazine of the Association for Language Learning.)

Author : Dylan Viñales,Gianfranco Conti
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798744581992

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Spanish Sentence Builders - A Lexicogrammar Approach by Dylan Viñales,Gianfranco Conti Pdf

This is the newly updated SECOND EDITION! This version has been fully re-checked for accuracy and re-formatted to make it even more user-friendly, following feedback after a full year of classroom use by thousands of teachers across the world. Spanish Sentence Builders is a workbook aimed at beginner to pre-intermediate students co-authored by two modern languages educators with over 40 years of extensive classroom experience between the two, both in the UK and internationally. This 'no-frills' book contains 19 units of work on very popular themes, jam-packed with graded vocabulary-building, reading, translation, retrieval practice and writing activities. Key vocabulary, lexical patterns and structures are recycled and interleaved throughout. Each unit includes: 1) A sentence builder modelling the target constructions; 2) A set of vocabulary building activities; 3) A set of narrow reading texts exploited through a range of tasks focusing on both the meaning and structural levels of the text; 4) A set of retrieval-practice translation tasks; 5) A set of writing tasks targeting essential micro-skills such as spelling, lexical retrieval, syntax, editing and communication of meaning. Based on the Extensive Processing Instruction (E.P.I.) principle that learners learn best from comprehensible and highly patterned input flooded with the target linguistic features, the authors have carefully designed each and every text and activity to enable the student to process and produce each item many times over. This occurs throughout each unit of work as well as in smaller grammar, vocabulary and question-skills micro-units located at regular intervals in the book, which aim at reinforcing the understanding and retention of the target grammar, vocabulary and question patterns.

Author : Jan Van den Akker,Koeno Gravemeijer,Susan McKenney,Nienke Nieveen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134155651

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Educational Design Research by Jan Van den Akker,Koeno Gravemeijer,Susan McKenney,Nienke Nieveen Pdf

The field of design research has been gaining momentum over the last five years, particularly in educational studies. As papers and articles have grown in number, definition of the domain is now beginning to standardise. This book fulfils a growing need by providing a synthesised assessment of the use of development research in education. It looks at four main elements: background information including origins, definitions of development research, description of applications and benefits and risks associated with studies of this kind how the approach can serve the design of learning environments and educational technology quality assurance - how to safeguard academic rigor while conducting design and development studies a synthesis and overview of the topic along with relevant reflections.