Episode Description
In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Adrienne Gear to break down some of the teaching strategies she shares in her books (Reading Power, Writing Power, Powerful Writing Structures, and more).  

Adrienne also explains how teachers can use a versatile tool called "Brain Pockets" to help students generate and develop their own writing ideas.

This episode also features an epilogue in which Adrienne breaks down her writing process!

Where you can find Adrienne's work:
US: https://www.stenhouse.com/authors/adrienne-gear

Canada: https://www.pembrokepublishers.com/bio.cgi?id=81

readingpowergear.com

Find Adrienne Gear on Twitter: @AdrienneGear

Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach
Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit. 

The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational.


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Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com
Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast.

Powerful Reading and Writing with Adrienne Gear

Write Answers is brought to you by the Ohio Writing Project. This podcast is for writers, teachers, and teachers who teach writers. In each episode we pitch the biggest questions in the field to the smartest people in the field.