Dedication ix Acknowledgments x About the Authors xi Foreword xiii Letter to Readers xxiii Chapter 1: Introduction: Why You Need a Writing Revolution in Your Classroom 1 Section I: Sentences Chapter 2: Sentences: Learning the Fundamentals 31 Chapter 3: Sentence Expansion and Note-Taking: Elaborating on Information 45 Chapter 4: Sentences: Introducing Variety and Complexity 67 Section II: Writing at Length Chapter 5: Planning before Writing: Determining the Shape of What's to Come 113 Chapter 6: A Simple, Linear Guide: Introducing the Single-Paragraph Outline 125 Chapter 7: Revision: Putting It All Together 157 Chapter 8: Summarizing: Finding the Main Idea of a Text 177 Chapter 9: Moving On to Compositions: The Transition Outline and the Multiple-Paragraph Outline 187 Chapter 10: Taking a Stand: Writing Opinion, Pro/Con, and Argumentative Essays 227 Section III: How to Assess Writing and Adapt the Hochman Method to Your Classroom Chapter 11: A Gauge and a Guide: Assessing Students' Writing 263 Chapter 12: Revolutionizing Learning: Embedding Writing Activities into Content 279 Chapter 13: Putting the Method into Practice: Leave No Strategy Behind 289 Appendixes A. Expository Writing Terms 309 B. Abbreviations and Symbols 311 C. Transition Words and Phrases 312 D. Proofreading Symbols 313 E. Student Revise and Edit Checklist 314 F. Writing Assessment Checklists 315 G. Single-Paragraph Outline 321 H.

Single-Paragraph Outline (Book Report) 322 I. Summary Sentence 323 J. Pre-Transition Outline (2 Paragraphs) 324 K. Pre-Transition Outline (3 Paragraphs) 325 L. Transition Outline (3 Paragraphs) 326 M. Transition Outline (4 Paragraphs) 327 N. Transition Outline (5 Paragraphs) 328 O. Multiple-Paragraph Outline (3 Paragraphs) 329 P.

Multiple-Paragraph Outline (4 Paragraphs) 330 Q. Multiple-Paragraph Outline (5 Paragraphs) 331 R. Multiple-Paragraph Outline (Book Report) 332 Glossary 333 Index 343.