Sharon Crawford Hatton has been a teacher of writing and English for more than twenty years, with most of the last ten years as a consultant and advisor on writing. A long-time member of the Advisory Board of the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, and a member of Advisory Board of the Bluegrass Writing Project since 1994, Hatton is currently a curriculum and assessment coordinator at the elementary school level. Her strengths include written and oral communications, participatory leadership skills, and the design development, and implementation of assessment-driven curriculum.

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This step-by-step guide provides educators with the tools they need to help students think more critically and write with more fully developed ideas.

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PART ONE: IMPLEMENTING IDEA DEVELOPMENT IN THE CLASSROOM
Promoting Effective Writing
Identifying and Solving Common Idea Development Problems
PART TWO: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING IDEA DEVELOPMENT
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Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Dialogue
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Analysis