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Georgia Heard
The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work
Enable students to re-see and re-shape their writing."How can I get my students to revise?" is one of the most frequently asked questions by teachers of writing. The key to getting students to revise is to teach specific revision strategies that will enable students to re-see and re-shape their writing on multiple levels. Using three main Revision Toolboxes—Words, Structure, and Voice—this School-Based Seminar offers dozens of specific tools to inspire students to revise their work.Teachers will explore the essential elements of revision, learn how to integrate revision techniques into the writer's workshop, learn how to teach specific revision mini-lessons, and develop effective conferring techniques to guide individual students' revision.
Based on The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work by Georgia Heard, the seminar gives teachers ready-to-use strategies that take the mystery out of revision, and helpeven the most reluctant writers to revise.
Recommended Grade Level
Grades 2 - 8
