Inside Writing: How to Teach the Details of Craft by Donald H. Graves

by Donald H. Graves

Learn more about the Heinemann Seminar based on this for a brief walkthrough of the book, notebook and DVD.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Teaching, Professional Development

Paperback

First published September 12, 2005

About the author

Donald Graves was one of the greatest voices of his generation, a plain spoken, thoughtful genius. He was an educator, a writer, an outspoken advocate for educational best practices. His death was a loss too great to put into words for people the world over, whether they were aware of it or not. A Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire, Donald Graves, with the help of mentor Donald Murray and contemporaries like Lucy Calkins and Ralph Fletcher, revolutionized writing instruction in the U.S. with the widespread practice of practical workshop-based language arts instruction. In his decades at the forefront of writing instruction research, Donald offered numerous works that continue to shape the face of instruction today and for the foreseeable future.

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some great gems in this book, but it isn't the most cohesive of professional texts I've ever read. I didn't really get a sense of where Penny's voice fit into this book even though she's a co-author.

I do, however, love the strategies suggested for helping students expand on and revise their writing. I especially love the idea of asking students to find the heartbeat of a piece of writing. That's a phrase I definitely plan to use in the future.

[Melissapalmer404 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm taking a course on this book next month....it was a decent read about ways to improve writing instruction.

[Annette Steele]

I am going to have to come back to this book as I just wasn't ready for it.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

yes!

[Kurt · Rating 1 out of 5]

61. Inside Writing: How to Teach the Details of Craft, by Donald Graves. 110 pages. Yet another writing book. Are you that bored? Looking for a life? Look elsewhere.