Deeper Writing : Quick Writes and Mentor Texts to Illuminate New Possibilities

Challenge your students to dig beneath the surface to engage in authentic writing! Supplement your writing workshop with this smart and compelling collection of Quick Writes and mentor texts. Unlike so many "prompts," which are designed more to keep students busy, the goal here is to engage students in authentic writing-the kind of writing that challenges them to dig below the surface . . . to reflect and remember and imagine . . . ultimately, to write with deeper meaning. Teachers across Grades 4-12 will benefit from: 45 Quick Writes in all with suggested grade levels, mentor texts, and ideas for modifications Strategies for fostering authentic writing day by day, as you help students build fluency and write for a variety of purposes-all priorities of the Common Core Guidelines on crafting your own compelling Quick Writes

Robin W. Holland is co-director of the Columbus Area Writing Project (CAWP), a local affiliate of the National Writing Project. She has worked in writing and language arts for over 30 years, developing districtwide writing initiatives, conducting inservice trainings, and creating writing curriculum guides for Columbus City Schools.