{"title":"John Mauk","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Mauk’s works offer insightful guidance for anyone looking to enhance their writing skills. With a clear focus on practical techniques, his books blend educational principles with accessible advice to help readers develop smarter, more effective communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for students, writers, and lifelong learners, Mauk’s titles provide valuable reference material that supports both creative and academic pursuits. Expect a thoughtful approach to writing that emphasises clarity, structure, and refinement.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"smart-writing-by-john-mauk-9781475874754","title":"Smart Writing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting teachers of all grade levels have been called upon to increase their students’ cognitive power. Outcomes across institutions, districts, and states emphasize the need for \u003cem\u003erichness, depth, complexity, rigour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003esophistication\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003ecritical thinking\u003c\/em\u003e in student writing. Yet that quality—no matter how it gets characterised—remains a challenge for both teachers and students. How can teachers most effectively explain, model, and assess such an evasive quality?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmart Writing: Demonstrable and Measurable Skills for More Sophisticated Writing\u003c\/em\u003e offers a path forward. It details a range of powerful strategies that students can apply directly. The specifics offered here are not vague descriptors. They are \u003cem\u003emoves\u003c\/em\u003e that get worked out in written passages. They can be adopted and shaped according to assignment, topic, and each writer’s comfort level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe goal in each chapter is to eradicate the mysteries of sophisticated writing—to offer samples, activities, and prompts that make student projects richer. In this sense, \u003cem\u003eSmart Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is not a book for those teaching only gifted, advanced, or highly prepared students. It’s for all teachers trying desperately to help students with something that seems now universally valued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrations by Benjamin Busch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464222785772,"sku":"9781475874754","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781475874754-smart-writing.jpg?v=1775042941"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-mauk.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}