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Spring 2012
|| =Book Summary= In the first four chapters, Barry provides examples from sources such as literature to teach basic concepts of writing. Leads, snapshots, time-change, and voice are some major writing concepts that are included in these chapters. He gives teachers specific ways to teach these concepts. In chapters five and six, he provides fun and practical suggestions for revising writing with voice and tone. Chapter seven gives ideas to help your students get more out of peer conferences. Chapters eight and nine provide articles regarding revision and assessment. According to Lane, the book does not need to be read in any particular order. He also mentions that this book is intended to be used for writing teachers grades 2-12.

Three Specific Tools for Revision: 1.Writing Leads (Write Leads to Photos) 2. Thoughtshots (Give a Picture a Thought) 3. Using Voice in Your Writing (Revising from a Different Point of View)

Author Biography
Barry Lane, a profe ssional writer and teacher, is well-known around the country because of his dynamic, hands-on conferences, workshops, keynotes, and in-service presentations. He has taught writing at the University of New Hampshire and founded a literacy program in Vermont prisons. He has worked as a writer in hundreds of elementary and secondary school classrooms.

Other Books: Writing as a Road to Self Discovery After THE END: Teaching and Learning Creative Revision 51 Wacky We-Search Reports Why We Must Run With Scissors: Voice Lessons in Persuasive Writing

Useful Link: Engaging Lesson Plans for Writing http://www.discover-writing.com/teachercenter.html

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__Reviser’s Toolbox __ Written by Barry Lane Presented by Allison Helwig & Melissa Joinville  In the first four chapters, Barry provides examples from sources such as literature to teach basic concepts of writing. Leads, snapshots, time-change, and voice are some major writing concepts that are included in these chapters. He gives teachers specific ways to teach these concepts. In chapters five and six, he provides fun and practical suggestions for revising writing with voice and tone. Chapter seven gives ideas to help your students get more out of peer conferences. Chapters eight and nine provide articles regarding revision and assessment. According to Lane, the book does not need to be read in any particular order. He also mentions that this book is intended to be used for writing teachers grades 2-12.
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 * Mini-Lesson: ** Using Voice (Revising //Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star//)
 * Split the class into five groups.
 * In your groups, rewrite the verse below by using the voice of the character that we give you.
 * Each group will share their verse with the class.

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Twinkle, twinkle, little star. //   //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">How I wonder what you are. //   //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Up above the world so high, // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Like a diamond in the sky. //