Imagine having a Newbery Medal-winning author in your classroom as an advisor and a friend, providing personal and practical advice on how to teach writing workshop in the modern-day classroom. With The Write Thing, you can do just that! Kwame Alexander is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Crossover. With more than 10 years of experience conducting writing workshops in schools, Alexander shows how to shake up the "traditional" writing workshop and make writing fun again! His magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and love of teaching come through to inspire all students to write. The Write Thing teaches you how to move students step-by-step from ideas, to drafts, to finished works. Not only will you successfully motivate your students to write, you'll take that motivation one step further by providing guidance on how to create student-driven publications of their work. The confidence students will attain when they see their writing authentically published will be off the charts! The book has three parts: Writing, Publishing, and Presenting. The Writing section features Lessons in Action that teach students to produce writing that is worthy of being published. With a focus on poetry, Alexander's writing workshop uniquely meets the needs of reluctant writers. The Publishing section focuses on how to prepare and print digital and physical copies of students' work. The Presenting section provides suggestions to help students confidently present their poetry and other written pieces. Other exciting features include Kwame Time! videos for both teachers and students that bring Alexander into the classroom. Kwame's Quick Tips feature easy-to-implement ideas that have worked for Alexander. With an insightful foreword by author Kylene Beers, teacher success stories, and the most helpful appendix ever written, this essential resource will teach you how to tailor writing workshop to meet the particular needs of your students.

Josh Bell et son frère jumeau Jordan sont les stars de leur équipe de basket ball. Ils ont de qui tenir : leur père est un ancien joueur international, qui a arrêté prématurément sa carrière, mais qui demeure « Le Boss », une star aux états-Unis. Les deux frères sont inséparables et partagent la passion du basket. Josh adore l'anglais et le rap et manie les mots comme personne pour évoquer les moments importants de sa vie. Mais c'est à Jordan qu'Alexia, la nouvelle venue au lycée va s'intéresser. Jordan tombe amoureux et s'éloigne de son frère qui ne se fait pas à cet abandon soudain. Alors qu'il reporte toute son énergie sur le sport, il prend conscience de l'état de santé inquiétant de son père. Tous ses repères sont bouleversés. à mi-chemin entre le slam et le vers libre, Frères est un texte magnifique, délicat, poétique, extrêmement émouvant qui utilise avec finesse les règles du basket pour dire l'importance de la famille, de la loyauté, de l'amour et du libre arbitre. à partir de 13 ans.

Royaume ashanti, 1860. Kofi vit et rêve au bord de la rivière. Son frère aîné l'avertit cependant de ne jamais s'y attarder après le coucher du soleil. Tu ne connais pas tous les secrets de la rivière. De quoi veux-tu parler ? demande Kofi. Des bêtes. Une nuit, le monde du jeune garçon bascule. Son destin se fond alors dans l'histoire collective de ceux qui, arrachés à leur terre, à leur famille, à leur culture, sont jetés en esclavage.

Été 1988, Charlie Bell a 3 passions dans la vie : Mickael Jackson, Mickael Jordan et son père. Quand ce dernier meurt brutalement, tout disparaît autour de Charlie. Seules restent la tristesse, la colère. Ni sa mère, ni ses amis, n'arrivent à lui parler. C'est l'été où Charlie va découvrir le basket, l'été où il va apprendre à rebondir, sur le terrain, et dans la vie. Après Frères, Kwame Alexander signe un roman en vers bouleversant sur le deuil et la fin de l'enfance. Les vrais champions dansent dans le blizzard décrit avec une sobriété poignante le moment où la tristesse et la colère peuvent tout faire basculer, l'instant charnière que représente la perte du père, et la perte des repères. À partir de 13 ans

Empower students with lessons that promote authentic self-expression and a love for writingIn The Write Thing, Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander shows you how to inspire students and make writing engaging and fun. With this book, you'll empower students to discover their voices through writing and publishing. By combining creative expression with the real-world experience of producing published works, this resource nurtures confidence, literacy skills, and a sense of ownership in young writers.Organized into three sections-Writing, Publishing, and Presenting-The Write Thing emphasizes poetry as an accessible entry point for all. It offers an inspiring look at the practice of writing along with a practical framework that includes more than 25 step-by-step lessons and mini-lessons, student writing samples, and teacher reflections. You'll also find QR codes linking to online videos-some designed to help educators and others for classroom use with students. With these valuable resources, you can build a writing culture that helps students find their voices.This Second Edition features guidance on transitioning from writing poetry to other genres, updated research on writing instruction, and advice on the classroom use of AI tools. Part how-to and part inspiration, The Write Thing supports educators in promoting self-expression and a love of writing. This book:Includes more than 25 step-by-step lessons and mini-lessons for different forms of poetryFeatures easy-to-use content such as Quick Tips, success stories, publishing templates, and videos (via QR codes)Provides guidance for engaging reluctant writers and supporting English language learnersCenters student publishing as a core instructional element to motivate learnersUse Kwame Alexander's classroom-tested and student-approved workshop model to guide students as they develop creativity, confidence, and a love of writing.

Spark students' imaginations, feed their creativity, and honor their identities-When Everyone Reads.When Everyone Reads offers organic, creative ways for K-8 teachers to center reading across the day and make it joyful for students and teachers alike. Award-winning children's author Kwame Alexander provides easy-to-use grade-band strategies, QR-linked videos, and reproducible tools-making this a go-to resource for turning all learners into lifelong book lovers. Features include low-prep ideas for busy teachers, real-life stories from educators about what works, quotes from authors and celebrities, curated book lists, and more.When Everyone Reads:Presents real-world solutions supported by research and teacher testimonyEncourages inclusive, joyful literacy practices that transcend test-prep cultureConnects academic instruction to real life through storytelling, identity, and creativityThe solutions in these pages get to the heart of what excites children about reading-and show teachers how to keep that spark burning in older students, too.This book is perfect for getting everyone involved in building a culture of lifelong reading.