Cardona, Tarquin

Explores the structure and techniques of writing both formal and informal essays including business letters, memos, and resumes.

Explores the structure and techniques of persuasive writing through the experiences of two students who must each compose letters to support their individual issues.

Viewers are introduced to strategies for reading fiction and nonfiction during the course of a student broadcast of the radio show "Cover 2 Cover." Includes discussion of the elements and structure of fiction and nonfiction texts.

Describes a series of comprehension strategies that can be used before, during, and after reading.

Introduces strategies for reading aloud during the course of a student broadcast of the radio show "Cover 2 Cover," including discussion of book choice, practice, and the importance of minding punctuation.

Viewers are introduced to strategies for identifying words during the course of a student broadcast of the radio show "Cover 2 Cover." Includes discussion of word families, prefixes and suffixes, compound words, context clues, and other topics.

Explore the alphabet, including the letters themselves and the various sounds they make: long and short, hard, soft and sometimes silent.

Presents an introduction to the process of story writing, as the editors of "Wordswork" magazine learn that a story idea can begin anywhere, including characters, settings, or plots.

The student editors at "Wordswork" literary magazine set out to identify resources that will help them become better writers.

Learn the basic concepts of electricity: positive and negative charges, current flow, open/closed circuits and what shocks are. Includes a hands-on activity.