composition and exercises

Provides simple text, examples, and colorful illustrations to explain what simple and compound sentences are and how they are used; includes review questions and an answer key.

Offers advice to classroom teachers on how to foster children's writing fluency, discussing topic selection, the writing conference, revisions, development, documentation, and other issues.

An introduction to writing opinion papers.

An introduction to writing book reports, covering how to choose a book, write a summary, and more.

Provides information on writing and revising a research project.

"Introduces and defines essential elements of writing short stories accompanied by...writing prompts for practicing new skills. Real-life author bios and excerpts enhance skills and understanding"--Provided by publisher.

The R.A.F.T.S. technique provides students with the baseline information they need to focus their writing: a Role from which to write, an Audience to address, a Format in which to write, a Topic about which to write and a Strong verb that suggests the purpose of the writing.