How Writers Work by Ralph Fletcher
This book is a must-read for budding writers and writing teachers alike. Fletcher's premise is that everybody needs a writing process that works for them.
He walks us through a number of processes for where to write, finding ideas, brainstorming, getting started - going from idea in the head to idea on the paper, revising, editing, and publishing.
I find two chapters particularly useful: the one on rereading your work and revision as radical surgery. We often forget that students need to be explicitly taught how and when to reread their work.
I am going to pick up more copies of this book and use it as a guided reading book for my students who love to write. I also plan to strip mine the book for mini-lesson ideas as I move toward a more open writing workshop next year.
This book is a must-read for budding writers and writing teachers alike. Fletcher's premise is that everybody needs a writing process that works for them.
He walks us through a number of processes for where to write, finding ideas, brainstorming, getting started - going from idea in the head to idea on the paper, revising, editing, and publishing.
I find two chapters particularly useful: the one on rereading your work and revision as radical surgery. We often forget that students need to be explicitly taught how and when to reread their work.
I am going to pick up more copies of this book and use it as a guided reading book for my students who love to write. I also plan to strip mine the book for mini-lesson ideas as I move toward a more open writing workshop next year.
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