List of Videos Acknowledgments Introduction How to Use This Book PART 1. LESSONS FOR GENERATING IDEAS-AND INTERPRETING AUTHOR'S PURPOSE What You Will Find in This Section When to Use These Lessons Preparing to Use the Lessons LESSON 1 Writing: An Author's Expertise Matters Reading: Considering the Source LESSON 2 Writing: Write About What You Take for Granted Reading: Learning Unexpected Things From Familiar Topics LESSON 3 Writing: The Relationship Between an Author's Passions and Stance Reading: Identifying an Author's Stance LESSON 4 Writing: Narrowing Down a Broad Topic Reading: Understanding Topics and Subtopics LESSON 5 Writing: The Role of Structure in Informational Texts Reading: Considering How Choices in Structure Affect Meaning LESSON 6 Writing: Using Structure to Convey the Writer's Intent Reading: Inferring the Author's Intent by Noticing Structure FOR DIGITAL CLASSROOMS Writing: Choosing the Best Platform for Your Information and Audience Reading: Considering Why Authors Might Choose Analogue or Digital Mediums PART 2. LESSONS FOR DRAFTING-AND UNDERSTANDING AUTHOR'S CRAFT What You Will Find in This Section When to Use These Lessons Preparing to Use the Lessons LESSON 7 Writing: Drafting What You're Most Ready to Write Reading: Spotting What's Most Important to an Author LESSON 8 Writing: Structure Within Sections: Stacking Information Reading: Identifying the Way Information Is Stacked LESSON 9 Writing: Drafting With Placeholders for Later Facts Reading: Using Jots to Note Facts Quickly LESSON 10 Writing: Taking a Draft Break to Research Reading: Noticing the Various Ways Authors Use Quotation Marks LESSON 11 Writing: Drafting With an Audience in Mind Reading: Noticing the Different Genres of Various Publications on the Same Topic LESSON 12 Writing: Drafting in a Mood or Tone That Matches the Content Reading: Noticing When the Tone Doesn't Match the Topic LESSON 13 Writing: Drafting to Someone Else's Specifications Reading: Noticing a Publisher's Approach FOR DIGITAL CLASSROOMS Writing: Fact-Checking Digital Information for Accuracy Reading: Identifying False Information PART 3. LESSONS FOR REVISING FOR POWER, CRAFT, ANALYSIS, AND CRITIQUE What You Will Find in This Section When to Use These Lessons Preparing to Use the Lessons LESSON 14 Writing: Deciding What's Most Important to Revise Reading: Identifying and Questioning the Author's Values LESSON 15 Writing: Reordering Information With Intention Reading: Noticing the Effect of Information's Placement LESSON 16 Writing: Exploring How Writers Weight Information to Signal Import Reading: Looking at Texts to See How Volume Can Signify Importance LESSON 17 Writing: The Power of Story Reading: Switching Strategies When Authors Use Story in Expository Text LESSON 18 Writing: Connections and Disconnections Across Paragraphs and Pages Reading: Tracing Connections and Disconnections in Transitions LESSON 19 Writing: Vocabulary's Starring Role in Informational Texts Reading: Expecting and Responding to the Subject's Vocabulary LESSON 20 Writing: The Slipperiness of Facts Reading: Reading With Eyes Wide Open for Bias FOR DIGITAL CLASSROOMS Writing: Adding Dimensions to Writing Through Multimodal Features Reading: Multimodal Readers Prioritize Synthesis PART 4. LESSONS TO PREPARE FOR PUBLICATION AND THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF TEXTS What You Will Find in This Section When to Use These Lessons Preparing to Use These Lessons LESSON 21 Writing: First and Last Words: Intros and Conclusions That Attract and Linger Reading: Studying an Author's First and Last Words LESSON 22 Writing: Choosing When to Quote, Describe, or Summarize Reading: Identifying Sources and Considering Their Reliability LESSON 23 Writing: Creating Text Features to Enhance and Add Information Reading: Integrating Text Features Within and Across Texts LESSON 24 Writing: Creating Strong Titles and Subtitles Reading: Titles and Subtitles That Convey Meaning LESSON 25 Writing: The Many Purposes of Paragraphs Reading: Seeing Paragraphs as an Author's Organizational Tool LESSON 26 Writing: Punctuating With Intention Reading: Looking Across Texts With an Eye to Punctuation LESSON 27 Writing: Using Meaning to Make Smart Spelling Decisions Reading: The Role of Etymology for Readers LESSON 28 Writing: Making Publishing Decisions Based on the Intended Audience Reading: Judging the Effectiveness of an Author's Decisions FOR DIGITAL CLASSROOMS Writing: Opening and Maintaining a Conversation With Audiences Reading: Responding Digitally to the Texts to Deepen Understanding Publisher's Acknowledgments Resources References Index
We know that writing skills reinforce reading skills, but what's the best way to capitalize on this relationship? By flipping the traditional "reading lesson first, writing lesson second" sequence, Colleen Cruz helps teachers make the most of the writing-to-reading connection with 30 carefully matched lesson pairs centered around non-fiction texts. Lessons can be implemented either as a complete curriculum or as a supplement to an existing program. Complete with suggestions on adapting the lessons to suit the needs of the classroom and individual students, Writers Reader Better offers a solid foundation for giving students the advantage of transferable literacy skills.
Colleen Cruz is the author of several titles for teachers, including The Unstoppable Writing Teacher, as well as the author of the young adult novel, Border Crossing, a Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Finalist. She was a classroom teacher in general education and inclusive settings before joining the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, where she shares her passion for accessibility, twenty-first century learning, and social justice as the Director of Innovation.