What+I+would+bring....

When I get my first teaching job I would bring: // The Quick-Write Handbook for Everyday Writers // This handbook is published by Curriculum Associates Inc. and the website is: [|www.CAinc.com] I have the intermediate level handbook includes easy-to-understand information about the following (from the table of contents): The Intermediate version of the // Quick-Write Handbook // was given to me by an intermediate E.S.L. and L.E.A.P. teacher and I have used it with my high school students. It's so easy to understand and suprisingly thorough that I would recommend it to every I/S teacher, particularly those teaching ELD students.
 * writing to tell to a story
 * writing to describe
 * writing to explain
 * writing to persuade
 * writing plays
 * writing poetry
 * writing letters
 * Dos and Don'ts of writing
 * capitalization rules
 * puncuation rules
 * proofreading
 * tricks and tools of the trade

Another resource I would bring is a writer’s guide that includes documentation instructions. I have used // A Canadian Writer's Pocket Guide // (Jack Finnbogason & Al Valleau) for the last four years. I have the third edition but I believe there is a more recent edition. Packed into this small book is comprehensive information about the writing process, grammar, sentence elements, constructing paragraphs, useage and diction, academic writing, punctuation, mechanics, research essays, documentation and job-related writing. This handbook is so incredibley thorough you cannot go wrong. It is a mini-MLA handbook and includes documentation guidelines for Chicago and APA as well.

I could not narrow down my top picks to just two. The third resource I would bring is the complete cross-curricular collection of THINK LITERACY. It is the best resource for literacy and contains every teaching strategy imaginable. The complete collection is available online at: []