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About the Author
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Preface
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An Overview of This Book
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What Makes This Book Unique?
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Chapter 1
The Writing Workshop: A Predictable Structure
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The Writing Workshop
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The Publication Journey
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After Publication
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Chapter 2
Unit Planning and the Six-Traits Framework
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Unit Planning for a Balanced Writing Program
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The Six Traits of Effective Writing
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Planning a Genre Unit Using the Six-Traits Framework
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A Few Thoughts on Rubrics
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A Sample Unit Plan
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Chapter 3
The Power of Prewriting
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Love It or Loathe It
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Get in the Loop!
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TAP Into Writing
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Storm and Sort
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Tell It Twice
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The Trifold Planner
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Mind Mapping
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Chapter 4
Elaboration: Adding Details to Details
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Listing Versus Layering
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Tell Me More: Powerful Peer Conferences
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Don't Tell Me, Show Me!
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Make a Splash With the Senses
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Add an Anecdote
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Tell It in Slow-Mo
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Dabble in Dialogue
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Chapter 5
Researching and Writing Informational Texts
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Thick and Thin Questions
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Telegram Notes
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Terrific Topic Sentences
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Bookend Paragraphs
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Add Some Bling!
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The First Four Words: Making Your Sentences Flow
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Replacing Repeated Words
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Chapter 6
Writing to Persuade
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Agree or Disagree?
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What, Why, and How Do You Know?
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Face the Facts!
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Other People Might Say...
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AIM for a Good Opening
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The “I, You, or We” Closing
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Loaded Words
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Chapter 7
The Writer's Craft: Writing With Rhythm and Flair
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Vivid Verbs Bring Writing to Life
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The Magic of Three
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Say It With a Simile
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Pop in a Popper
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Three-Sentence Stories
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Flip the Sentence
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The Five Ps of Paragraphing
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Chapter 8
Success on the Test
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The Umbrella Statement
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BIBB: Bring It Back to the Book!
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Sum It Up in a Summary
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Hook, Line, and Sinker
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Budgeting Your Time
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Chapter 9
Supporting Struggling Writers and Beating the Odds
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Building Confidence and Competence
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Providing That Extra Scoop
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Beating the Odds Through Writing Instruction
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Acknowledgments
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References
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Index
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