9780325099507-0325099502-Story Matters: Teaching Teens to Use the Tools of Narrative to Argue and Inform

Story Matters: Teaching Teens to Use the Tools of Narrative to Argue and Inform

ISBN-13: 9780325099507
ISBN-10: 0325099502
Author: Liz Prather
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Heinemann
Format: Paperback 208 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780325099507
ISBN-10: 0325099502
Author: Liz Prather
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Heinemann
Format: Paperback 208 pages

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Story Matters: Teaching Teens to Use the Tools of Narrative to Argue and Inform (ISBN-13: 9780325099507 and ISBN-10: 0325099502), written by authors Liz Prather, was published by Heinemann in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Rhetoric (Words, Language & Grammar ) books. You can easily purchase or rent Story Matters: Teaching Teens to Use the Tools of Narrative to Argue and Inform (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Rhetoric books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $8.65.

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When we read a nonfiction text, what is the difference between one that keeps us interested and one that merely informs? Especially when the topic may be a bit, well, dry? The difference is narrative. The writer who threads a story throughout her text - using the tools of human connection, of narrative - is the writer who brings information to life. The argument she makes is compelling and real, because we care about the story within her story. This writer understands the power of narrative.

In Story Matters, Liz Prather provides activities, lessons, exercises, mentor texts, and student samples to help teens learn to seamlessly weave narrative into their nonfiction writing. She provides concrete ideas for using the tools and techniques of narrative, including:

- finding stories within any topic
- using characters
- creating tension
- exploring structure
- selecting details
- crafting words and sentences.

Give Liz's ideas a try and watch your students' writing rise to new levels. Because story matters.

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