Inspiring Student Writers

A volume in Literacy Language and LearningSeries Editor Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt Le Moyne CollegeOkay wait a minute. Does that title mean students need to be inspired . . . or they can be inspiringwriters?How about both.Getting our students to write and write well is a process Tom Scheft explains and explores-offering practical and theoretical guidance while providing uplifting thought provoking examplesof a writing assignment for students middle grades through master's level.An invaluable supplemental text for teacher education programs and in-service programs Scheft mines his experience working withstudent writers in public schools and universities. He also covers• the research-backed case for autobiographicalreflective writing• helping student writers understand and dealwith rejection and• honest practical strategies for dealing withdialect differences.Professors English teachers and students: This book will help enhance writing throughtime-tested user-friendly strategies and powerful examples.