Awesome Art Projects That Spark Super Writing - Grades 4-8

This collection of motivating art projects features 25 sure-fire ways to erase writer's block &mdash and meet writing standards. Creativity-boosting activities, such as The Room of My Dreams and Canned Art, help students craft a coherent story, develop and support a main idea, build a persuasive argument, describe a scene using precise words, and much more. Using the art they create, students have a concrete visual idea and a high-interest starting point from which to begin writing ― and their ideas flow onto the page. Teaching material includes mini-lessons, step-by-step directions, rubrics, and photographs of student samples, and more.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Teaching Resources
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2011
• Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780545305556
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0545305556
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 13 years
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 10.5 inches
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8