Getting Kids to Write

Teach This Teacher

Wesley sits down with with award-winning author of middle grade fiction, Jake Burt. He's also a fifth grade teacher! Some of the main topics they discuss are:

• How do you mesh your teaching career with your writing career?
• What type of writing are your students most excited to do and what are the easiest and hardest types of writing to teach them?
• Have you ever heard of or worked with the empowering writers narrative writing diamond?
• What advice would you give to teachers to help them teach their reluctant writers?
• If you had to convince someone to get your books for their students or their children at home, which one(s) would you choose and why?

Wesley also takes on the troubling question: why can't kids write? Make sure you check out the New York Times article he discusses. It's literally a must-read for everyone.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/education/edlife/writing-education-grammar-students-children.html

Then, he tackles his "Tweet of the week".

Listen closely to find out how to get a free copy of Jake's book in your class library and answer the question of the week to get score some free coffee!

Email us the answer at [e-mail] or Twitter the answer to us @teachthisteach

Interested in getting paid to teach a course to other teachers, or learn from other teachers? Go to www.teachthisteacher.com and find out all about it!

Here's some more information about Wesley's very special guest today:

Jake Burton is an award-winning author of middle grade fiction. He's also a fifth grade teacher. People often ask him how he has time to do both, but he's not really sure. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, daughter, and cat, and when he's not writing or teaching (or eating or sleeping), he tinkers on the banjo, enjoys disc sports of all sorts, and tries to find people to play board games with.

SOCIAL MEDIA/WEB LINKS:

Website: https://www.jburtbooks.com

Twitter: @jburtbooks

Instagram: jburtbooks

Facebook: Jake Burt - Author | Facebook