59 Reasons to Write: Mini-lessons, prompts, and inspiration for teachers
Kate Messner
ISBN-13: 9781625310033
224 pages • 7½ x 9¼
2015
In order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. Only by engaging in the real work of writing can teachers become a part of the community they want to create for their students. This inspiring book offers mini-lessons, writing prompts, and bursts of motivation designed to get you writing every day, whether on your own or as part of a group. Dozens of guest authors share their writing processes and secrets, from brainstorming ideas and organizing research to developing characters and overcoming writer's block. Daily warm-ups will help you flex your writing muscles and energize your teaching.
