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The NNWP's Secondary
Why do we reach out to our secondary schools? As a secondary English teacher, the Writing Project Summer Institute was one of the most valuable courses I ever took. I learned far more about teaching writing in that Summer Institute than I had throughout my college career. Unfortunately, at the secondary level, teachers tend to become content and literature experts—even English teachers are not trained to be writing teachers. Involving more secondary teachers in the Northern Nevada Writing Project is vital to embedding the writing project philosophy in students’ lives throughout their school experience. Since 2005, in an effort to increase our secondary school TCs, we have been contacting English department chairs in Washoe County middle and high schools to help us recruit from their department's teacher leaders. Last year, English departments were offered their choice of books for each teacher who was recruited to the ISI. This year, we plan to contact department chairs of different subject areas because teaching writing is important in every subject area. We also plan to move our search for secondary TCs beyond Washoe County. Books we recommend to our secondary teachers: Teaching Writing in Middle and Secondary Schools by Jim Blasingame and John H. Bushman A comprehensive work that weaves all topics together in an integrated approach; in fact, it might have been better titled Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Secondary Writing but Were Afraid to Ask. The text shares classroom approaches, including stories of real teachers and what they are doing successfully right now in their classrooms, so that you have an opportunity to learn from those who are successful at teaching writing. Reviving the Essay: How to Teach Structure Without Formula by Gretchen Bernabei Loaded with student examples and reproducible forms, the 30 lessons in this book will “supercharge” your students’ minds with patterns and ideas that will transform their essays from lockstep, generic assignments to well-considered opinions offered in authentic, creative voices. More Ways to Handle the Paper Load edited by Jeffrey N. Golub Filled with fresh, original essays on topics such as peer review, internet grading, and student portfolios, this book will provide you with innovative and efficient ways to resolve ongoing issues in the writing classroom. The Writer’s Workout Book: 113 Stretches Toward Better Prose by Art Peterson Art Peterson draws on his thirty years of experience as a junior and senior high school teacher to detail over one hundred “mini lessons” that cover the oft-neglected ground between fluency and correctness.
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