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The Writer’s Mindset with Chris Hall
Chris Hall, an 8th grade language arts teacher at Oyster River Middle School in Durham, NH is the guest on this episode of The Authority. His book, published by Heinemann, is The Writer’s Mindset: Six Stances That Promote Authentic Revision.
In the interview, Chris and Ross discuss:
Why Chris chose to focus his book on the topic of revision
The 6 Stances students can adopt toward their writing
Beliefs about optimism: students should learn from their strengths & students should choose what to write and revise
How to make risk-taking inviting for young writers
How teachers can model flexible…
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