Transforming Talk into Text : Argument Writing, Inquiry, and Discussion, Grades 6-12 (9780807755884)

Author Thomas McCann invites readers to rethink their approach to teaching writing by capitalizing on students' instinctive desire to talk. Drawing on extensive classroom research, he shows teachers how to craft class discussions that build students' skills of analysis, problem-solving, and argumentation as a means of improving student writing. McCann demonstrates how authentic discussions immerse learners in practices that become important when they write. Chapters feature portraits of teachers at work, including transcripts that reveal patterns of talk across a set of lessons. Interviews with the teachers and samples of student writing afford readers a deeper understanding of process. Students also report on how classroom discussions supported their effort to produce persuasive, argument-driven essays.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 176 pages
• Dimensions 156 x 229 x 15.24mm | 258g
• Publication date 12 Sep 2014
• Publisher Teachers' College Press
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0807755885
• ISBN13 9780807755884
• Bestsellers rank 3,055,007

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