59 REASONS TO WRITE

By Kate Messner. The premise: In order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. This book grew out of the author’s popular online summer writing camp, Teachers Write. Throughout the book she offers mini-lessons, writing prompts, and bursts of inspiration designed to get you writing every day, whether on your own or as part of a group. Dozens of guest authors also share their writing processes and secrets, from brainstorming ideas and organizing research to developing characters and getting unstuck from writer’s block. Daily warm-ups will flex your writing muscles and energize your teaching. As Messner shares, “One of the greatest gifts of writing is the way it nudges us to look more closely not only at the world but also at ourselves.” For teachers of all grades. Index. Stenhouse. 208 pages. ©2015.

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