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Gift for people into the delights and treasures of teaching students all about writing
Chris Weber has a gift. After more than twenty years of helping students make books, this ESL teacher and founder of the Oregon Students Writing and Art Foundation is now devoting his energy to
sharing what he knows.
His new book, Publishing with Students, is an inroad into the joy of teaching all about writing. This guide will help teachers, parents and students find new
strength and confidence as they watch the quality of what they create improve. Teaching students to write better is very rewarding for all involved.
| I began to get better at writing and eventually the words would write themselves instead of me having to sit there for a long time and think about
what to write. Lennie Waite, Student |
Writing well is perhaps one of the most important, self-esteem building skills a student can learn, Chris said. The trick is to get the students to not only create good
writing, but produce a product that they can be proud of.
Sounds simple, but it often takes additional knowledge and insights into the realm of publishing, innovation
and creativity, which is often more than what many teachers and parents are familiar with and can freely offer.
Weber offers ideas and simple instructions on how
students can not only write better, but create and share their writings. His book is filled with practical advice covering all the bases of classroom publishing.
Weber
says, Publishing allows students to experience feedback and get an extra response and a boost from their creations from people who view their work. This is an important element
of learning that all too often gets ignored or minimized.
Publishing motivates students to work harder knowing that they have a real audience. Feedback from other
students and adults teaches respect and develops for the author a sense of ownership that increases self-worth.
Weber gives tips about how to empower students with
student-run magazines and newspapers, successful bookmaking, how to take advantage of the instantaneous dissemination of information using the Internet, and a variety of e-mail
publication projects. His book contains a wide variety of writing including class books, school magazines, class newspapers, schools e-mail book projects, essays, books, poetry
and art. A special chapter is devoted to the increasing use of the Internet as a vehicle for instant publishing and long distance communication.
Information on
Publishing with Students is available online at www. heinemann.com (800-225-5800) or by sending him an e-mail to <chriscarlweber@earthlink.net>.
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