Writing as a Response to Literature

David Hornsby & Lesley Wing Jan

A chapter in Evans, Janet (ed)
The Writing Classroom
London: David Fulton Publishers 2001
ISBN 1-85346-721-9

Published in the US in Writing in the Elementary Classroom: a reconsideration.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann 2001

The book brings together a collection of essays on the teaching of writing. It aims to:

• augment our existing knowledge about the teaching and learning of writing
• stimulate thought and provoke discussion about writing
• offer a blend of theory and practice
• give 'food for thought' and ideas for teaching writing to primary age children