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001 2013481729
003 DLC
005 20140502084255.0
008 140425s2014 onca b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013481729
020 $a9781551382937 (pbk.)
020 $a9781551388595 (pdf)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn864775026
040 $aNLC$beng$cNLC$erda$dOCLCO$dYDXCP$dBTCTA$dSGB$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aLB1576$b.G36 2014
082 04 $a372.62/3044$223
100 1 $aGear, Adrienne,$eauthor.
245 10 $aNonfiction writing power :$bteaching information writing with intent and purpose /$cAdrienne Gear.
264 1 $aMarkham, Ontario :$bPembroke Publishers,$c[2014]
300 $a184 pages :$billustrations ;$c28 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
520 $aAdrienne Gear addresses the close link between reader and writer. This book shows teachers how to help students recognize that they write because they have something to say. It argues that writing nonfiction well means considering the writer's intent and purpose, and choosing the most appropriate form among the various nonfiction genres. --from publisher description
505 0 $aWhat is nonfiction writing power? -- The components of nonfiction writing power -- The big picture -- The power to describe -- The power to instruct -- The power to persuade -- The power to compare -- The power to explain -- The power to report.
530 $aIssued also in electronic format.
650 0 $aComposition (Language arts)$xStudy and teaching (Elementary)
650 0 $aCreative writing (Elementary education)
650 0 $aEnglish language$xComposition and exercises$xStudy and teaching (Elementary)
776 1 $aGear, Adrienne, author.$tNonfiction writing power.$w(CaOONL)20139074872