El. knyga: Creating Strong Kids Through Writing: 30-Minute Lessons That Build Empathy, Self-Awareness, and Social-Emotional Understanding in Grades 4-8 [Taylor & Francis e-book]

Deborah Delisle, who is associated with a nonprofit focused on improving the educational outcomes of high school students, and James Delisle, an educator of gifted children and students with disabilities, provide 20 30-minute writing lessons meant to help students in grades four through eight build empathy, self-awareness, and social-emotional understanding. Organized by lessons for the beginning, end, or any time of the year, each includes the objective, resources and materials, background information on the purpose and intent, connections to social-emotional learning competencies and principles, a hook to set up the lesson in an engaging way, instructions on administering the lesson, and tips for extending the lesson, as well as handouts and sample responses. The lessons are meant to allow for personal expression, open-endedness, integration of cognitive knowledge and emotions, and fun. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Teachers are always looking for activities that not only enhance the mechanics of writing—grammar, spelling, and syntax—but also allow students to express themselves in creative and personal ways. Creating Strong Kids Through Writing is the perfect resource for teachers seeking quick, ready-to-use writing lessons that encourage social and emotional growth, personal development, introspection, and innovative thinking in students. Each of the 20 lessons has been classroom-tested with students of all ability levels in grades 4?8, and each lesson contains one or more samples of student work to help guide and inspire student writers. Creating Strong Kids Through Writing is a resource teachers will turn to again and again when they seek writing lessons that, although short in duration, are lasting in their personal impact on student growth.