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Penny Kittle

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Penny Kittle teaches writers at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. She is the author of Micro Mentor Texts (2022), 4 Essential Studies &180 Days (with Kelly Gallagher), Book Love (2013), Write Beside Them (2008), The Greatest Catch: a life in teaching (2005), and Public Teaching: one kid at a time (2003); she co-authored Inside Writing (2005) with Donald Graves and edited a collection of Graves' work with Tom Newkirk, Children Want to Write. She presents at writing conferences throughout the United States and Canada and sometimes much farther.

But if you want the real story… she dances and sings along to really loud music in her car; she just ate all of the M&M’s out of her trail mix; and she is the first one to keel over when they ...more

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	Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers 4.57 avg rating — 2,914 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents by Penny Kittle (Goodreads Author), Penny Kittle (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 2,884 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Write Beside Them: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in High School Writing 4.48 avg rating — 1,161 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	4 Essential Studies: Beliefs and Practices to Reclaim Student Agency by Penny Kittle (Goodreads Author), Kelly Gallagher 4.55 avg rating — 425 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Digital Writing Workshop 3.95 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft 4.40 avg rating — 144 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children Want to Write: Donald Graves and the Revolution in Children's Writing by Penny Kittle (Goodreads Author), Thomas Newkirk (Editor) 4.34 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Catch: A Life in Teaching 4.51 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Public Teaching: One Kid at a Time 4.56 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages from Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Teenagers want to read - if we let them.”
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“A book isn’t rigorous if students aren’t reading it.”
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