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A review by _bookmoth
The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades by Judith C. Hochman, Natalie Wexler
4.0
This book was not for me, an ESL teacher at a secondary school. While reading I rated the book at three stars, but looking at the amount of snippets I took from the book to use in my own writing reader and classes, I must admit its value might be more to four stars.
The main problem with The Writing Revolution is that it is not for the single (foreign) language teacher. Actually, it is meant more (but not only!) for non-language teachers to incorporate writing in their classes.
The book is mainly (and repetitively) about "but, because & so", "subordinate conjunctions", "SPO (Single Paragraph Outline)", "MPO (Multi-paragraph Outline)" and "appositives". Yes, thesis statements and topic sentences are also discussed, but at a basic level.
What I liked about the book was the approach of having two groups of students: elementary (level 1) and secondary (level 2). However, there also lies a problem: it gets too broad and for me many pages were not useless, but not very practical.
If you are an individual (language) teacher I would recommend this book as an additional read. If your school is looking for a new approach for writing which includes non-language subjects, this would be a good start.
The main problem with The Writing Revolution is that it is not for the single (foreign) language teacher. Actually, it is meant more (but not only!) for non-language teachers to incorporate writing in their classes.
The book is mainly (and repetitively) about "but, because & so", "subordinate conjunctions", "SPO (Single Paragraph Outline)", "MPO (Multi-paragraph Outline)" and "appositives". Yes, thesis statements and topic sentences are also discussed, but at a basic level.
What I liked about the book was the approach of having two groups of students: elementary (level 1) and secondary (level 2). However, there also lies a problem: it gets too broad and for me many pages were not useless, but not very practical.
If you are an individual (language) teacher I would recommend this book as an additional read. If your school is looking for a new approach for writing which includes non-language subjects, this would be a good start.