Study Driven : A Framework for Planning Units of Study in the Writing Workshop

Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi SECTION ONE Grounded Understandings 1(106) Two Snapshots of Studies in Action 3(19) Making a Case for Study 22(13) Before Revision, Vision: What Have You Read That Is Like What You're Trying to Write? 35(18) Understanding the Difference Between Mode and Genre 53(11) The World Is Full of Writing: Finding Texts for Teaching 64(14) Deciding What to Study from a World of Possibilities 78(17) Selecting Texts to Anchor Close Study 95(12) SECTION TWO Informed Practice 107(80) Setting the Stage 109(15) Reading Immersion and Close Study 124(16) Turning Talk into Text: The Language of Specific Curriculum 140(11) Writing Under the Influence in All Phases of Study 151(13) The Predictable Rhythm of Process Studies in Writing Workshop 164(15) The Tension of Time, the Promise of Depth 179(8) SECTION THREE Resource Sections 187(82) Introduction 189(3) Study Possibilities Memoir 192(77) Short Stories of Realistic Fiction 196(3) Historical Fiction 199(2) True Stories from History: Historical Narrative 201(2) Crafting Family Stories into Literature 203(2) Poetry 205(4) Journeys of Thought: The Essay 209(6) Features Articles and Literary Nonfiction 215(5) Practical How-to Writing 220(2) Informative How-to Writing 222(2) Advice Writing 224(3) Feature Articles Based on Interviews 227(3) Exploring Possibilities: List Articles 230(2) Biographical Sketches and Profiles 232(3) Editorials, Commentary, and All Things Op-ed 235(3) ABC Texts 238(1) Reviews 239(4) News Reporting 243(2) Photo Essay 245(2) Slice-of-Life Writing 247(4) Topical Writing 251(2) Survey of Different Kinds of Writing in the World 253(1) Multigenre Writing 254(1) How Writers Use Punctuation as a Crafting Tool 255(2) How Illustrations and Graphics Enhance Meaning 257(1) How Writers Make Paragraphing Decisions 258(2) How Writers Craft Texts in Interesting Ways 260(2) How to Craft Using Obvious Text Structures 262(3) The Work of Author's Notes in Texts 265(2) How Writers Decide on Titles 267(2) Appendix A 269(2) Works Cited 271(8) Index 279