Elbow, Peter.
Writing With Power: Techniques for Masterin9 the Writing Process
. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
A great book for writers to read. Full of practical advice.
Writing Without Teachers: London: Oxford University Press, 1981.
Elbow writes in an easy, readable style. The book is extremely helpful to anyone who suffers from writer’s block.
Emig, Janet.
The Composing Process of Twelfth Graders
. Urbana, ILL: NCTE, 1971.
Flower, Linda.
Problem Solving Strategies for Writing
: Second ed. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1985.
Good book for teachers of seniors. It is very practical in approach.
Holbrook, David.
English for the Rejected: Training Literacy in the Lower Streams of Secondary Education
. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press., 1964.
Irmscher, William.
Teaching Expository Writing
. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979.
Koch, Kenneth.
Wishes, Lies and Dreams
. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
Good practical book for ideas for teaching a poetry unit, with lots of sample writing.
Macrorie, Ken.
Telling Writing
. New Jersey, Boynton/Cook Publishers, 2nd edition, 1976.
Excellent idea book for teachers.
Rico, Gabriele Lusser.
Writing the Natural Way
. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, Inc. 1983.
This book is a must for applying the techniques discussed in this paper.
Shaughnessy, Mina.
Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing
, New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.
A book that analyzes errors that the basic or beginning writer makes. This book is a necessity for teachers who must try to help students tackle their own grammar problems all the way from handwriting to syntax to punctuation and spelling.