More and more, teachers are requesting educational resources that go
beyond traditional teachers guides and activity sheets. So while I do still
have those kinds of materials on my website, I’m also offering resources that
delve deeply into the nonfiction reading and writing process from an author’s
point of view.
Some of these resources focus on books I’ve written and describe various
stages of my creative process in detail, while others provide more general
information and highlight books written
by a wide variety of nonfiction authors.
On Mondays this year, I’m sharing some of these resources and providing
ideas for how they might be used in the classroom. Today, I’m going to focus on
the Radical Revision activity idea, which you can access by clicking on the Nonfiction Writing Resources icon.
When I visit schools, I talk about the importance of taking a break after
writing a first draft, so I can go back to it with fresh eyes and an open mind.
That led teachers at Kennedy Elementary School in Billerica, MA to develop a
revision activity that I love. Check it out!
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