The Writing Revolution, Natalie Wexler
The Writing Revolution, Natalie Wexler
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The Writing Revolution
A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades

Author: Natalie Wexler, Judith C. Hochman, Doug Lemov

Narrator: Margaret Strom

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 07/10/2018


Synopsis

The Writing Revolution (TWR) provides a clear method of instruction that you can use no matter what subject or grade level you teach. The model, also known as The Hochman Method, has demonstrated, over and over, that it can turn weak writers into strong communicators by focusing on specific techniques that match their needs and by providing them with targeted feedback.

Insurmountable as the challenges faced by many students may seem, TWR can make a dramatic difference. And the method does more than improve writing skills. It also helps boost reading comprehension, improve organizational and study skills, enhance speaking abilities, and develop analytical capabilities.

TWR is as much a method of teaching content as it is a method of teaching writing. There's no separate writing block and no separate writing curriculum. Instead, teachers of all subjects adapt the TWR strategies and activities to their current curriculum and weave them into their content instruction. But perhaps what's most revolutionary about the TWR method is that it takes the mystery out of learning to write well. It breaks the writing process down into manageable chunks and then has students practice the chunks they need, repeatedly, while also learning content.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristi on October 11, 2022

3.5 I read this to help brush up my domain knowledge as I’m teaching a creative writing class this term. This book is helpful for that purpose and has some interesting ideas on teaching writing from a more technical level, which is not what I’m teaching, but has been beneficial nonetheless.......more

Goodreads review by Tonia on October 01, 2021

I've been working my way through this book one chapter a day. It's based on the Hochman method and explains how to systematically and explicitly improve students' writing starting at the sentence level (teaching students how to identify sentence fragments, expand sentences using appositives and comb......more

Goodreads review by Katie on November 30, 2022

This is fantastic.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 07, 2024

BRB, changing Year 7 and 8 English curriculum right now.......more

Goodreads review by Mundy on May 19, 2024

Solid, practical text, good for supplementation. The Hochman method came about some 25 years ago. A bit hyperbolic to call it a Revolution, yes?......more