Writing from Scratch: Lesson Plans to Boost Your Classroom Writing Instruction

Effective, engaging strategies that will boost your confidence in teaching writing

Writing from Scratch is a positive, encouraging book full of practical techniques for elementary teachers and students to get the most out of their writing time. Award-winning author Shannon Anderson presents specific, skill-based lessons through a running theme of baking and cooking. Each lesson, or "recipe," will help you serve up effective instruction on writing topics like idea generation, figurative language, plotting, and structure. This book is designed not just to develop student writing, but to develop students as writers. The experiences and guidance in Writing From Scratch will inspire you to plan a year-long curriculum--or jump in mid-year--for writing instruction that will make a difference for students today, and into the future.

• Get practical ideas for incorporating writing lessons into your elementary classroom
• Build writing exercises into content lessons, for added writing instruction
• Inspire students to get excited about writing and explore their identities as writers
• Gain the confidence you need to plan a full writing curriculum

Teachers in K-5 settings, as well as principals and education leaders, will benefit from this hands-on writing instruction guide. Perfect for solo use or as a guide for professional development, Writing From Scratch will have you cooking up fantastic writing lessons in no time!

Author: Shannon Anderson
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 02/05/2025
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.80w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781394280995

About the Author

SHANNON ANDERSON is an award-winning children's author, educator, and speaker. She taught for 25 years, from first grade through college level, and was named one of 10 Teachers who Awed and Inspired by The Today Show in 2019. Anderson currently teaches at Franklin College as an Instructor of Education.