Written for teachers in K-8 who are dedicated to helping students think, plan, and then write interesting and meaningful essays,  Blueprint for Exceptional Writing ("BEW") provides a master plan to help build successful writers. BEW gives teachers a comprehensive set of strategies that will improve student writing.   Teaching writing will never be the same with Blueprint for Exceptional Writing! Features three distinct sections to effectively guide teachers of writing: Section I covers the five phases for teaching students expressive writing skills, I) Authentic Vocabulary, II Pre-Writing, IV Authentic Editing and V) Publishing, are explained and then the associated interactive teaching strategies are taught by our literacy expert, Professor Write. Section II offers information on how to teach different genres.  The chapters in Section II provide a clear picture of the four most commonly taught genres in grades K-8.   Section III highlights teacher-friendly interactive strategies to use with students in the four common genres, including project descriptions, interesting websites and a wide-array of multi-sensory activities to support learning.  Designed as a workbook, this section is perfect for noting ideas that work. Introduces you to new, creative, and innovative teaching strategies to capture the attention of students and successfully engage them in the writing process. Provides ideas for student writing prompts for teachers who struggle with decisions about what to have students write about. Presents numerous free websites, easy-to-make games and exercises to enhance to the writing process in your classroom and teach students vital expressive writing concepts at the same time. Includes a demonstration video from the authors on the strategies in action in real classrooms. Teachers can watch, learn and model the author. Perfect for book club study groups! Details proficient and non-proficient student writing and features real examples in the four most frequently taught genres. Discusses how to incorporate the samples into your teaching to model expressive writing for your students in different genres.  Outlines specific scripts to guide teachers in introducing new concepts to students.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents     Welcome to Blueprint for Exceptional Writing………………………………………1 SECTION I:  THE MASTER BLUEPRINT PLAN Chapter 1:      Phase I:          Teaching Authentic Vocabulary Step 1:            Authentic Vocabulary Step 2:            Conventions and Grammar Step 3:            General Vocabulary Building   Chapter 2:      Phase II:         Teaching Pre-Writing Strategies Step 1:            Multi-Sensory Experiences Step 2:            Wheel of Thought Step 3:            Genre Format and Voice Step 4:            Blueprint Note Taking Step 5:            Talking Paragraphs   Chapter 3:      Phase III:         Teaching Writing Step 1:            Draft Writing Step 2:            Title Writing   Chapter 4:      Phase IV:       Teaching Authentic Editing Step 1:            Self Editing Step 2:            Peer Editing Step 3:            Teacher Conference Step 4:            Final Copy Writing Step 5:            Teacher Assessment   Chapter 5:      Phase V:        Publishing — Sharing the Purpose Step 1:            Within the School Step 2:            For the Community Step 3:            Student Portfolios and Keepsakes   SECTION II:  BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SUCCESS: Genre Elements Chapter 6:      Personal Narrative Writing   Chapter 7:      Persuasive Writing   Chapter 8:      Research Papers   Chapter 9:      Poetry Writing   Chapter 10:    Response to Reading   SECTION III:   INTERACTIVE CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING WRITING Chapter 11:    Grades K-2   Chapter 12:    Grades 3-5   Chapter 13:    Grades 6-8   Chapter 14:    Planning for the Future   WORKS CITED APPENDIX:  BEW & RESEARCH-VALIDATED PRACTICES Appendix A:  NCLB & Teaching to Diverse Learners Appendix B:  Classroom Instruction GLOSSARY INDEX