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Writing Nonfiction 3–8


HQT™ Delivers the Professional Support to Teach Nonfiction Writing

Your Professional Dilemma: National standards, as well as the TEKS, have set the expectation that students in intermediate and middle grades should know how to write a variety of expository forms across the curriculum.

Writing Nonfiction 3–8 helps teachers prepare students for an increasing amount of nonfiction writing in the classroom and on the TAKS by including nonfiction writing instruction in their daily classroom practice.

Each package contains:

Texas HQT Writing Nonfiction 3–8 Handbook (1 copy)

Published by: Peoples Education

Description: Ten school-based professional development workshops help foster teachers' understanding of instructional texts and their ability to help students develop appropriate writing strategies for nonfiction.

Knowing How: Researching and Writing Nonfiction 3–8 (1 copy)

by Mary C. McMackin and Barbara S. Siegel

Published by: Stenhouse Publishers

Description: A literacy reference book that provides tools teachers can use to help students produce substantive, well-written, thoughtfully-researched reports.

What HQT Writing Nonfiction 3–8 Provides

School-based, teacher-led workshops that address:

  • Understanding of the varied uses of nonfiction writing
  • Incorporating nonfiction writing across the curriculum
  • Engaging in constructive dialogue about nonfiction writing and assessment
  • Examine the role of research and student feedback
  • Learning to adjust instruction based on learning styles
  • Sustaining individual professional development to meet Texas and national requirements for Highly Qualified Teachers