A Community of Writers: Teaching Writing in the Junior and Senior High School

by Steven Zemelman and Harvey "Smokey" Daniels

Building on the experience and expertise of many teachers they've worked with as well as the growing literature on composing, classroom dynamics, and whole language, Zemelman and Daniels offer detailed guidance for all aspects of teaching and using writing--from workshop methods to prewriting and revising to issues of grammar and evaluation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435084631
• ISBN13: 9780435084639
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6

Customer Reviews

The best book for junior and Senior high teachers

I first read this book as an undergrad, and then again the summer after my first year of teaching in the Writing Project. I found so many useful things that I could actually impliment in the classroom. Z and D offer many easy to follow suggestions that set off that "why didn't I think of that" response. They also suggest that we "break the red pen" habit when "rewriting" our students' papers. As I finish up my first full year of teaching, I look back and see the many times I turned to Z & D for help in solving a writer's problem.