Teaching+Persuasive+Writing

=**A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing** = By Sarah Picard Taylor Editor: Lucy Calkins

Read/Share Presentation by: __Jackie Sloan__ and __Lindsay Walrath__ Spring 2011

**Author Bio:**


**Sarah Picard Taylor** works as a staff developer for the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. She works with teachers in the primary grades to transform their teaching of reading and writing in New York area schools as well as Union County Public Schools in North Carolina. Her classroom experience in both New York City and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin provide concrete examples and practical advice for teachers. Sarah's article, "Collaborative Conversations About Second Grade Readers," published in //The Reading Teacher//, highlights her commitment to teacher collaboration.

**Lucy Calkins** is the Founding Director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University's Teachers College. For more than twenty-five years, the Project has been both a think tank, developing state of the art teaching methods, and a provider of professional development. In these capacities, the Project has supported hundreds of thousands of educators. As the leader of this world renowned organization, Lucy works closely with policy-makers, superintendents, district leaders and school principals to instigate and sustain school-wide and system-wide educational reforms. But above all, Lucy works closely with teachers and with their classrooms full of wise and wonderful children. Lucy is also the Richard Robinson Professor of Children's Literature at Teachers College where she leads the Literacy Specialist program. Lucy's many books include two foundational texts, //The Art of Teaching Writing// and //The Art of Teaching Reading//. This series exists alongside and supports her //Units of Study for Teaching Writing// series which includes //Units of Study for Primary Writing//. K–2 and //Units of Study for Teaching Writing,// Grades 3–5. Lucy and her husband John are parents of two sons, Miles and Evan. For twenty-five years the **Teachers College Reading and Writing Project** has developed state-of-the art teaching methods and provided professional development to hundreds of thousands of educators. Its director, Lucy Calkins, and other Project members authored the best-selling classroom materials, //Units of Study for Primary Writing// and //Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5//. ||
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