composition (language arts)

Offers teachers practical advice on how they can incorporate carefully structured writing activities into classroom lessons in order to increase student understanding and achievement.

Presents twenty lessons to help students create a writer's notebook and use the notebook to improve their writing skills and apply them to the classroom.

Uses information and pictures related to American immigrants and settlers to help children learn how to write interesting and effective persuasive paragraphs, with activities, charts, and vocabulary exercises offering more information on the paragraph writing process.

Fourth-grader Calvin creates a unique way to express his desire for a dog after his teacher asks him to write a persuasive argument about something he really wants.