Writing Workouts, Grades 6-12: Strategies to Build Students’ Writing Skills, Stamina, and Success

by Rebecca G. Harper

Student Writers Go the Distance with a Strength-Training Approach Good writers don’t wing it―they have a plethora of skills. They list, picture, circle, strategize and revise to make language come alive. They know what to use and when. Like ace athletes, they are highly trained, well-versed in the techniques found in this lively book. Writing Workouts provides a method for instruction that gives students the fun they want and the targeted skill practice they need. Slinky paragraphs, pop-up poems, paint chip plotting, and many other activities get the serious business of teaching critical and creative writing done. Author Rebecca Harper shows you how to go about it systematically, so writing is tied to relevant lessons and writing standards. Help students learn to: Students in middle school and high school often feel they are forever-sprinting toward a high-stakes writing task. With Writing Workouts , you help students crowd out stress with a strength-training approach to success.

304 pages, Paperback

Published March 9, 2023