Spark the Brain Ignite the Pen

A new emphasis in this edition of Spark the Brain Ignite the Pen is writing to learn in the contentareas. This edition of the work first published in 2006 includes a collection of classroom-testedquick writes designed to assist students in thinking and writing about significant content in thedisciplines. Contributors to the book teach a wide array of grade levels (K through college) andsubject areas e.g. English social studies math science and health) and the quick writes includedin the book are ideal for use in a variety of classroom subjects and settings.Given the current research validating the impact of using writing tasks to learn contentthis volume should be useful to a wide range of teachers teacher educators andprofessional development trainers K-12.