WritetoKnow:TheArtofEffectiveParagraphWritingfocusesequallyonboththemechanicsofeffectiveparagraphconstructionaswellasthecreationofthekindsofhighquality,interestingideasthatformtheheartofgreatparagraphsand,eventually,greatessays.
Lessonsstartwithastep-by-stepexplanationofthecriticalcomponentsofparagraphconstruction—topicsentences,supportingsentences,andconcludingsentences.Itthentransitionsintowritinglessonsthatteachhowtowriteinavarietyofstyles,includingcomparative,narrative,descriptive,instructiveandexpository.
Eachchapterincludesclear,practicallessons,multipleactivitiesforclassorhomework,twofull-paragraphwritingassignments,andtwoengagingreadingactivitiesthatmodelthelessonofthechapterwiththeheart,wit,andcharismaforwhichtheserieshasbecomeknown.
FEATURES
◆ScaffoldedInstructionsinparagraphdevelopmenttakestudentsfromtheearlieststagesofparagraph
creationtowritingmature,sophisticatedparagraphsforawidevarietyofrhetoricalpurposes.
◆AuthenticReadingswithup-to-dateandcurrentcontentmotivatelearnerstoengageinthewritingprocess.
◆AdditionalWritingAssignmentsdeliveredthroughsocialmedia(suchasFacebookandTwitter)encourage
learnerstoexpressthemselvesandapplywhattheyhavelearnedinarealworldcontext.
◆WriteToLearn:ThistextbookcanoptionallybeusedincoordinationwiththeonlinewritingplatformWrite
ToLearntotakestudentwritingtothenextlevel.
COMPONENTS
◆StudentBook
◆Teacher’sGuideBookwithAnswerKey
ART WIT WRITING WRITE PARAGRAPH SB TEACHER ONLINE FEATURES KNOW descriptive
