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Title: Thoughtful and thought-provoking....a must-read.
Review: A big fan of Spandel's Creating Writers, I wasn't sure Creating Young Writers would speak to my third graders, after all, it was billed as K-3; maybe the target would be too young. Boy, was I wrong. I love the new book and use it frequently. One of my favorite parts is her simple suggestions for what to say to a writer during a conference, but I also love her minilesson suggestions (so far, "Voice as Metaphor" is my favorite), and her insightful look at the way writers write and how we can help them along their writing journey. I have learned a great deal from reading Spandel's analysis of student work. And, for those of you who have a workshop model but haven't tried the Six Traits, please know they work beautifully together. Creating Young Writers is an excellent professional book.
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