Getting Kids Published: A Practical Guide for Helping Young Authors See Their Works in Print - Softcover
Synopsis
Young authors need to see their works in print and know that someone is reading their work. Whether in a classroom collection, a school literary magazine, or a commercial publication, getting students' work published is a challenge.
Written by a seasoned classroom teacher, Getting Kids Published is a guide to helping your young authors write for other readers. Covering topics such as choosing an audience, querying national publications, and displaying work, this book is a must for any creative writing class.
This guidebook offers teachers the practical information they need to find authentic audiences for their students' writing and advice for making their students feel successful as writers. From discussions of prewriting ideas, to techniques to encourage cooperative learning through editing groups, to ways students can publish their writing, this book has it all.
For additional guidance in publishing, see A Teen's Guide to Getting Published. For more ideas in specified literature interest, refer to Hooked on Literature.
Grades 3-12
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About the Author
An author and school teacher for more than 20 years, Jamie Whitfield began her teaching career in the public schools of South Carolina and has since taught in Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina. She also has taught in both public and private schools. She conducts workshops and lectures on developing and implementing strategies that involve students in meaningful reading and writing activities. After a brief retirement, she returned to teaching in the same South Carolina high school she attended as a student. She currently is focusing her research on struggling readers.
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