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Components of a Good Writing Lesson Plans

Granted, the teacher designing, developing, and administering the writing lesson plans has one of the hardest jobs on the planet—as far as I’m concerned. He or she must use a balance of models, introduce new skill-tasks, must be reflexive (reminding learners of the past lessons in connection with and building on the new lessons), must meet the rigors of educational standards and regulations, and must, as always, do all of the above in a way that engages, keeps engaged, and ensures academic evolution. Some of the finest teachers I know and/or work with can do all of this. They work each night and every weekend on creating and perfecting their writing lesson plans. They have impeccable organizational and balancing skills. And they bring a creativity to their tasks that would rival the latest, best-selling authors’ works.

Free Writers Resources on the Web

After being online for a couple of years, every day, fifteen hours a day, and after searching, researching, finding, and collecting writers’ resources that cover all the bases for a freelance writer, you might have little time left to actually WRITE. As a writer my whole life and a college instructor for about a fourth of that life, I always wanted, always felt compelled to write for a living. But I taught at night, helped students in a learning center during the day, and usually had students over every weekend. So I was way to devoted to the human-end, way too invested in helping them write—and therefore had no time for my own efforts.

USE QUALITY WEBSITES

As you would for any school assignment, when you are accessing book report examples on the internet, study the sites to be sure they are legitimate, affective sites. That is, avoid the wacko pages or sites that are hostile, that use illegal methods, or that are just weak, inferior, or useless to you. (A number of guides on how to find credible sources online are available through your library, your school, and online.) Anyway, here are some decent sites that offer book report examples and review samples:

TeensPoint.org – has a special section called “Reading Matters.”

TeenInk.com – features a section with teen reviews (which as of this writing numbered 622 book reviews).

NancyMatson.com – offers a recommended book of the month (and rational for the recommendation), as well as a slew of book reviews.

In addition, you can find a form for an Example Reading Report at http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/er/readreport.html — which will give you a checklist of points to include in your book report.

Whichever path you follow, remember to be your own reporter in the end and go with a book you care about…all the way through the process of reading and writing. That is, enjoy yourself—especially since you have to do the assignment anyway!