Sitomer outlines his Triple C writing system -- a sequence of instructional steps to help students respond to an on-demand prompt and create evidence-based expository or argumentative short pieces.
This book has 45 complete lessons for introducing the writing process to beginning writers in grades 2-6. Each lesson gives step-by-step instructions including examples of what to write on the chalkboard and how to respond to student writing in a way that will motivate and encourage them. Modifications for students with special needs are supplied at the end of each lesson for those who need extra encouragement as well as those who need more challenge.
"Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this [title] . . . draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write"--Provided by publisher.
Beginning readers are introduced to a variety of teachers and the tools they use to help their students learn. Accessible text and a picture glossary allow readers to see for themselves what a teacher's job is like as they learn fun facts and build a stronger vocabulary with each turn of the page.
A grullo horse helps his boss, Sequoyah, find the peace and quiet thta he needs to develop the alphabet which will form the Cherokee people's first written language. Includes factual information about grullo horses.
