Pocket PAL: Boys and Writing

Description

This book looks at how students' writing can be improved through a thinking skills agenda. The emphasis is on engaging boys with writing, but the ideas and techniques work equally well with girls and span a wide age and ability range.

Steve Bowkett is a full-time writer and creative writing tutor. He taught English for 18 years in the UK. Steve was a member of an advisory group to the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education.

'Boys and writing is a topic likely to interest any teacher ... This compact book provides a wealth of ideas on how to motivate and engage both genders ... A handy reference book for any teacher of writing.' Learning and Teaching Update, November 2008 "This guide is one of the Pocket PAL series. The way that these guides are written means that they are easy to follow, with each technique discussed being presented on the left hand page and practical applications shown on the facing page." Times Educational Supplement, 14 March 2008