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Overview"Portfolios are a driving force in student motivation and growth. Some are so stunning that they are the very models of what writing-reading workshops set out to do-to engender in students confidence in their own abilities and to inspire them to become sophisticated users of language. But how do you set up such a workshop and how can you achieve such remarkable results? For many years, Jim Mahoney has conducted workshops on the workshop approach to middle and senior high school teachers. Now he has written about the day-to-day practices of the writer's and reader's workshop, explaining the theory and the nitty-gritty details of putting together a portfolio in a way that goes beyond being a mere recipe. From his first chapter on the sharing of power to subsequent chapters building on Nancie Atwell's principles of time, ownership, and response, Jim shows how to structure and run a classroom with portfolios as the centerpiece. And Jim truly practices what he preaches-when he asks his high school students to write, he writes alongside them or in front of them, using a transparency and letting them see the tentative moves, corrections, and adjustments a writer makes. Literary letters, essays, stories, poems-any and all genres are grist for the mill of producing what Jim calls ""a writing state of mind."" His success in promoting this state is apparent in the many compelling student samples integrated throughout his text. If you are interested in making the move from a teacher-directed classroom to a student-centered one, in learning from and with your students, and in sharing the joys and the power of reading and writing, you find no better guide than Jim Mahoney and his Power and Portfolios." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jim Mahoney , James R. StricklandPublisher: Heinemann USA Imprint: Boynton/Cook Publishers Inc US Dimensions: Width: 18.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9780867095296ISBN 10: 0867095296 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 05 February 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents1. Trying to Figure Things Out; 2. The Portfolio - Starting Off; 3. The Nitty-Gritty Details; 4. A Writing State of Mind; 5. Magic Words; 6. My Reading Classroom; 7. Literature and Literary Letters; 8. Figuring Out Evaluation; 9. Making Sense of High-Stakes Testing; 10. Food For the Mind and Soul; 11. Final ThoughtsReviewsAuthor InformationA former teacher and English department chair, Jim Mahoney has retired several times, having been called back to serve for one more season at different schools. He currently works with school districts on curriculum and staff development. The recipient of New York State English Council's Teacher of Excellence and Programs of Excellence awards, plus two CLASS awards for curriculum design, he has also been awarded three NEH Fellowships. He encourages readers to write to him at campyhits@aol.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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