Whether writing a blog entry or a high-stakes test essay, fiction or nonfiction, short story or argumentation, students need to know certain things in order to write effectively. In 10 Things Every Writer Needs to Know, Jeff Anderson focuses on developing the concepts and application of ten essential aspects of good writing--motion, models, focus, detail, form, frames, cohesion, energy, words, and clutter. Throughout the book, Jeff provides dozens of model texts, both fiction and nonfiction, that bring alive the ten things every writer needs to know. By analyzing strong mentor texts, young writers learn what is possible and experiment with the strategies professional writers use. Students explore, discover, and apply what makes good writing work. Jeff dedicates a chapter to each of the ten things every writer needs to know and provides mini-lessons, mentor texts, writing process strategies, and classroom tips that will motivate students to confidently and competently take on any writing task. With standardized tests and Common Core Curriculum influencing classrooms nationwide, educators must stay true to what works in writing instruction. 10 Things Every Writer Needs to Know keeps teachers on track--encouraging, discovering, inspiring, reminding, and improving writing through conversation, inquiry, and the support of good writing behaviors.

ジェフ・アンダーソンが描くのは、技術論を超えた「書くことの魂」の解放です。本書は単なる指導書ではなく、言葉に命を吹き込むための熱い対話の書。彼が掲げる十の要素は、文章の骨組みを形作りつつ、読み手の心に肉薄するための鋭い感性を磨き上げます。名作を師と仰ぐその姿勢には、文学への深い敬意と表現の自由が息づいています。 論理と情熱が融合したこの一冊は、教育の枠を超え、自らの声を届けたいと願う全ての書き手の羅針盤となります。言葉の贅肉を削ぎ落とし、生命力溢れる表現を追求する著者の哲学は、あなたのペン先に驚くべき躍動感をもたらすはずです。表現の迷宮で光を放つ、真の書く喜びがここに凝縮されています。