{"product_id":"the-revision-toolbox-teaching-techniques-that-work-9780325056890","title":"The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudents need to be reminded that revision isn't merely making a few cosmetic changes. Revision is seeing and then reseeing our words and practicing strategies that make a difference in our writing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-Georgia Heard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou mean I have to change my writing? Georgia Heard frequently hears this question from students as well. We must welcome young writers into the world of revision, she writes, through invitations and tools that make it concrete and tangible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Georgia's \u003cem\u003eRevision Toolbox, \u003c\/em\u003e Second Edition, you'll lead students to see that revision is a natural part of narrative and nonfiction writing. Students need to be able to bring the tools of revision to writing the way a carpenter comes equipped for a job with a toolbox, she writes. So Georgia shares three revision toolboxes-structure, words, and voice-each with dozens of teaching ideas and strategies. They'll help writers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ere-envision revision as an engaging process, not as a punishment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecraft a piece along the way instead of editing only at the end\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elearn and apply revision strategies for work in any genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereread their writing with specific revision goals in mind.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis second edition brings Georgia's lessons and strategies-new and familiar-into the Common Core era with a focus on narrative, informational, and opinion\/argument genres. She also includes tools for targeted instruction such as strategic conferences, reproducible planning templates for narrative and essays, and reproducible revision checklists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting and revision are really one process, writes Georgia, and her \u003cem\u003eRevision Toolbox, \u003c\/em\u003e Second Edition, brings them together simply, practically, and elegantly. So the next time you hear a student say, I like it just the way it is  they'll be referring to a final draft.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preview a sample chapter to see a helpful infographic and examples of Georgia's lessons and strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-148854\"\u003eGeorgia Heard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinemann Educational Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 7.59w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325056890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0325056897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU010000\"\u003eSchools | Levels | Elementary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU046000\"\u003eProfessional Development\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU029000\"\u003eTeaching | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a writer, a poet, and a founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Georgia Heard continues to bring a poet's ear and a teacher's know-how to every aspect of writing instruction. Her newest book, Heart Maps, provides 20 unique, multi-genre heart maps to help students write with purpose and authenticity. A heart mapping pioneer, Georgia has spent decades guiding students into more meaningful writing experiences by using heart maps to explore what we all hold inside: feelings, passions, vulnerabilities, and wonderings. Listen to Georgia talk about heart mapping on The Heinemann Podcast and explore the Heart Maps Facebook group: www.facebook.com\/groups\/heartmaps. Georgia is the author of The Revision Toolbox, Second Edition, Finding the Heart of Nonfiction, and Writing Toward Home, along with Awakening the Heart - which Instructor Magazine called one of its 12 Books Every Teacher Should Read. She is also the coauthor of Climb Inside a Poem, a curricular resource focused on how reading and writing poetry help teachers develop young students' language and literacy throughout the year. At the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Georgia worked for seven years as Senior Staff Developer in New York City schools. Today she travels the U.S. and the world as a consultant, visiting author, and keynote speaker in school districts and conferences. In addition to her Heinemann professional books, Georgia is the coauthor of the professional titles Poetry Lessons to Meet the Common Core Standards and A Place for Wonder, as well as children's literature such as Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems. Follow her on Twitter: @GeorgiaHeard1 Visit her website: GeorgiaHeard.com Listen to Georgia's TEDx talk on heart mapping: Mapping Your Heart\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heinemann Educational Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687138988269,"sku":"9780325056890","price":48.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_52f45f51-ec77-46bb-937f-03a90364f1e4.jpg?v=1649780361","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-revision-toolbox-teaching-techniques-that-work-9780325056890","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}