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802125
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b622195
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| Main Entry
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Sue Cowley.
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| Title & Author
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Getting the buggers to write\ Sue Cowley.
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York: Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011
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(xiv, 248 pages)
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| ISBN
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1441143327
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: 1441171304
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: 1441193499
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: 9781441143327
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: 9781441171306
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: 9781441193490
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Author's note, Third Edition / Acknowledgements / Introduction / Part 1: Starting Points / 1. First Steps to Writing / The Strands of Literacy / Early Mark Making / Early Writing Techniques / Letter Activities / From Letters to Words / From Words to Sentences / Structure and Young Writers / What Makes a Good Writer? / 2. Building Firm Foundations / Back to Basics / Spelling / Punctuation / Grammar / Some Thoughts on Paragraphing / Handwriting / Graphology / Working with Words / 3. The Writer's Toolkit / Writing Processes / Finding a Starting Point / Selecting a Form / Knowing your Audience / Thinking about Viewpoint, Style and Timing\ Brainstorming / Researching / Mind-mapping / Selecting material / Planning / From First Draft to Final Draft / Presenting the Final Draft / Reviewing and Evaluating / 4. The Motivated Writer / Getting them Writing / Keeping them Writing / Getting them Writing Properly / A Reason to Write / An Atmosphere for Writing / Warm-up Exercises / Focus Exercises / Putting the Pleasure Back into Writing / The Teacher as Writer / Part 2: Write Across the Curriculum / 5. Writing in All the Subjects \Writing in Practical Subjects / Motivation Across the Curriculum / All Together Now: Cross Curricular Writing / 6. Essay Writing / Some Basic Tips / Planning an Essay / Answering the Question / How to Quote / The 'Four Step' Essay-Writing Technique / Introductions and Conclusions / 7. Creative Writing / Creating a Fiction / Starting Points for Creative Writing / Finding Inspiration / Using your Senses / The Importance of Genre / Writing Fiction / Writing Scripts / Writing Poetry / 8. Non-fiction Writing / Note-taking and Annotation / Building your Writing / Non-fiction Forms / Technique and Non-fiction Writing / Types of Non-fiction Writing / Recount (account) / Report (non-chronological) / Explanation / Instructions (procedure) / Persuasive Writing / Discussion / The Importance of Being an Expert / Writing about Language / Writing about Literature / 9. Writing in the Digital Age / ICT and Writing / Word Processing / Writing and the Interactive Whiteboard / Writing and the Internet / E-mail and Writing / ICT: The Practicalities / Part 3: Everyone's a Writer / 10. Supporting the Struggling Writer / Key Strategies for the Teacher / Key Strategies for the Student / Key Strategies for Differentiation / Supporting Students with ESL/EAL / Writing and Behaviour / 11. Extending the Gifted Writer / Challenging Starters / Structuring the Learning / Finding a 'Voice' / Essay Writing with the Most Able / 12. Boys and Writing / Expectations of Boys' Writing / Motivating Boys to Write / Inspirational Topics for Boys' Writing / Teaching Techniques to Inspire Boys / Engaging Formats for Boys' Writing / Part 4: Writing it Right / 13. Writing and Assessment / Top Tips for Assessment / Marking Symbols / Marking Methods / Strategies for Assessment / Effective Questioning Techniques / Approaching Exams / 14. The Writing Clinic / Overwriting / Dull or Under-Writing / Lack of Punctuation / Repetitive Writing / Irrelevant Facts / Listing / 15. Celebrating Writing / Displaying Writing / Publishing Writing / Book Weeks / Author Days/Weeks / Charity Activities / Competitions / Writers' Workshops / 'Play in a Day' / Trips / Part 5: Resources for Writing / Appendix 1: Text-messaging / Appendix 2: Useful websites / Appendix 3: Vocabulary / Appendix 4: Marking symbols / Index
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Great Britain.
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Great Britain.
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| LC Classification
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LB1576.S843 2011
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| Added Entry
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Sue Cowley
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