The document discusses engaging boy writers in the classroom by embracing genres that appeal more to boys like fantasy, science fiction, sports writing, and graphic novels. It suggests looking at the classroom from the perspective of boys to see what is and isn't working for them. Specific tips are provided like telling more high interest stories, incorporating drawing into writing assignments, and focusing on visually engaging materials that draw boys into reading.

1. Mike Puspurs Laura Taggart e

2. Laura’s Information Found In: Ralph Fletcher’s Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices Michael Sullivan’s 3 day Presentation at the Capital Region BOCES Summer Reading Institute 2009 The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research

3. “ Writing is much more than just another school subject.” Ralph Fletcher Boy Writers…

4. The Trouble with Boys Boys are treated as defective girls… Even using the best writing teaching structure we have, writing workshop, boys can seem to be getting the writing done so they can go out and play sports… We need to widen the circle and create boy friendly writing classes… Embrace the “grit and glory”; the writing qualities boy bring to the table.

5. From Boy Writers

6. The Gender Filter Consider how gender might affect how you respond to the substance, style of your boys' writing. Look at your classroom through the eyes of your boys. What is and isn’t working for them in your writing classroom? Start thinking about how you might revise your teaching.(for example telling more high interest stories

7. Rules of (Dis)Engagement

8. Vanishing Act: The Matter of Choice

9. Violent Writing

10. Humor

11. Handwriting

12. Martin Toler 1/2006 Virginia Coal Miner

13. Try these Writing Genres Fantasy Science Fiction Movie or TV Script Horror Graphic novels Comic Books Sports writing Sports Commentary Creative Fiction

14. Classroom Conversation

15. Writing Conferences

16. Drawing / Writing

17. From The Power of Reading by Stephen D. Krashen

18. Michael Sullivan http://talestoldtall.com/ Tips for parent’s (really for teachers too) The book lists by age/grade level Note the “boy”genres Book suggestions- good model of how to sell a book to boys

19. expected normal development The development of a boy is different than the expected development of a girl Fine motor Need to be active physical Range of normal reading development Need for visually engaging materials to draw them in

20. Gender Messages The Newberry Awards Use of fixed progress descriptors like grade level, age level, lexile We give material on or above grade level we force boys to read levels that cause boys to check out, sort them selves out, opt out etc.