Teaching writing with picture books as models : lessons and strategies for using the power of picture books to teach the elements of great writing in the upper grades / by Rosanne Kurstedt and Maria Koutras.
Using picture books as writing models -- Recognizing memorable language and other introductory lessons -- Planning and writing memoir -- Exploring mood, voice, and point of view -- Planning and writing realistic fiction -- Writing strong beginnings and endings -- Pacing, flashbacks, and other techniques of timing -- Using monologue and dialogue -- Recommended picture books.
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