A Quick Guide to Reviving Disengaged Writers, 5-8 (Workshop Help Desk)

Middle schoolers can be the masters of disengagement. Recognizing that all students, adept and struggling writers alike, lose steam at times and need a revitalizing jump start, Christopher Lehman offers effective, developmentally-appropriate fixes for addressing situations that frequently sidetrack or distract adolescent writers.

Organized as a practical on-the-go teaching reference, the first four chapters offer strategies for counteracting commonplace situations that can regularly spring up and disengage middle school writers such as:
- writers who seem to have an almost "allergic" reaction to the writing process
- writers who "cannot possibly find anything to write about"
- writers who "talk, talk, talk the writing time away"
- writers who need constant approval before moving on.
The final chapter offers an inquiry-based study guide that supports teachers in collaborating on and customizing strategies for reviving the disengaged writers in their learning communities.

A Quick Guide to Reviving Disengaged Writers is part of the Workshop Help Desk series.