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The Patterns of Power process creates an environment in which writers study and appreciate the beauty and meaning of grammar and conventions rather than fear and avoid mistakes. Focusing on language’s power to inspire and affect us will generate writers who naturally come to know and use the patterns of the English language.

Jul 30, 2021

Whitney LaRocca finishes guiding Jeff and Travis through a lesson from the upcoming book Patterns of Wonder for Pre-K through 1st grade.

Conventions of Language, Grades 6-8.  

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Jul 16, 2021

Whitney LaRocca guides Jeff and Travis through a lesson from the upcoming book Patterns of Wonder for Pre-K through 1st grade.

Order Patterns of Power: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language, Grades 6-8.  

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Jul 1, 2021

Jeff and Travis are again joined by Patterns of Wonder author Whitney LaRocca to discuss the developmental phases of emergent writers. Whitney takes the guys through the four phases that are highlighted in Patterns of Wonder: scribble writing, symbol and letter writing, transitional writing, and conventional writing.