rhetoric

"One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying emotion to the reader in a unique, compelling way. When showing our characters' feelings, we often grab onto the first idea that comes to mind, and our characters end up smiling, shrugging, nodding, and frowning far too much. Need some inspiration to get you beyond the basics? Inside The Emotion Thesaurus, you'll find: 75 emotion entires that list body language, thoughts, and visceral responses for each, a breakdown of the biggest emotion-related writing problems and how to overcome them, body language and action cues that address both acute and suppressed forms of emotion, suggestions for each emotion that cover a range of intensity, from mild to extreme, 75 description tips on emotion, dialogue, characters, and setting."--.

A collection of writing exercises designed to help nonfiction writers improve their skills, with exercises from top writers and teachers.

Contains a collection of over 200 writing prompts designed to assist writers from middle school through adult with simple exercises that help to inspire both creativity and ingenuity.

A practical guide to persuasive writing designed for elementary students, with tips on topic sentences and paragraphs, writing a letter to the editor, and drawing a writing web.

Uses the letters of the alphabet to introduce young readers to various genres of literature, such as "A" is for autobiography, "E" is for essay, and "Y" is for yearbook.

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.

A collection of nonfiction essays, most only two to four pages long, by a variety of authors that explore topics related to the usage and writing of the English language.