Here are some of the types of projects I’ve worked on. Does it seem like I’d be a good match for the materials you need written? Please contact me if you’d like to discuss a project.
Reading Comprehension Passages
Poetry
Goals
- Expose kids to good poetry
- Meet readability specs
- Provide enough content for required items
- Support the assessment of specific standards
Some Types of Poems I’ve Written
- Informational poems
- Stories in verse
- Rhyming poems
- Free verse poems
- Biography poems
- Fairy tale/fable retellings in poems
- Funny poems
- Poems in various poetic forms
- Paired poems and prose
- Paired poems
Informational
Goals
- Share accurate, interesting content
- Provide enough content for required items
- Support the assessment of specific standards (chronological structure; compare/contrast structure; implied main idea, etc.)
- Meet readability specs
Some Types of Informational Passages I’ve Written
- Straight exposition
- Recipe
- Product review
- Museum brochure
- Craft
- Letter to the editor
- Persuasive letter
- Biography
- Advertisement
- Website
- Radio broadcast
- How-to
- Newspaper article
- Yearbook page
Literary
Goals
- Tell an engaging story
- Provide enough content for required items
- Support the assessment of specific standards (point of view’s affect on narrative; theme; characterization, etc.)
- Meet readability specs
Some Types of Literary Passages I’ve Written
- Contemporary stories
- Scenes
- Reader’s theater
- Fable
- Tall tale
- Fractured fairy tale
- Diary entry
- Historical fiction
- Stories with a lesson
- Postcards
- Fictional letters
Series Books on Assignment
Goals
- Share accurate information or a good story in an engaging manner
- Appeal to readers, including specifically identified audiences, such as reluctant readers, ELL students, etc.
- Match the other books in an existing series
- Support publisher-specified standards
Some Types of Series Books I’ve Written (click on links to see examples)
- K-2 nonfiction picture books
- K-2 poetry books
- Rhyming nonfiction
- Leveled readers – fiction (see Stanley Shadow, level U) and nonfiction
- Hi-lo nonfiction
- Upper elementary nonfiction
Materials for Educators
Goals
- Accuracy
- Clarity
- Inspiration
Some Types of Educator Materials I’ve Written
- Teacher Tips to Accompany Lesson Plans
- Lesson Plans
Assessment Items
Goals
- Assess the specified standards
- Write clear items
- Avoid unintentionally misleading distractors
- Avoid bias
Some Types of Assessment Items I’ve Written
- K-6 ELA
- 5-8 ELA