composition and exercises

Offers advice to young students on how to write a thank you letter, explaining why it is important, and provides examples for different occasions.

Offers tips on writing personal narratives, with advice on choosing a topic, planning the story, writing the opening, body, and ending, and checking for spelling and grammar mistakes.

Presents eighty-eight imaginative writing exercises designed to spark creativity, focusing on vocabulary, brainstorming, description, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Presents a collection of classroom-tested practices and ideas for teaching writing, covering six stages of the writing process.

Provides writing advice, ideas, and activities to inspire teenage and younger writers that covers stories, letters, poetry, book reviews, news articles, and more; and features step-by-step instructions for writing prompts and exercises, poetry forms, and more.

"Drawing on 22 instructional (and inspirational) video clips, this comprehensive, easy-to-navigate DVD vividly conveys the inner workings of writing workshops in a variety of elementary classrooms. The two hours of live-from-the-classroom video clips are supported and enhanced by an optional voice-over coaching commentary from Lucy that explains the teaching moves and strategies."--Container.

A lighthearted guide to writing outlines effective techniques; offers advice on using punctuation effectively; and provides tips on overcoming writer's block, taking essay tests, and writing with a sense of purpose.