Download or read book Ready To Use Writing Proficiency Lessons and Activities written by Carol H. Behrman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-12-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experienced teacher and author, Carol Behrman helps students develop the sound foundation they need to become proficient writers throughout their lives. Included are a variety of easy-to-use reproducible activity sheets to provide review and application of basic language skills as well as extensive practice in producing the types of writing called for in standardized tests. The steps of the writing process are emphasized throughout. Each set of activities is accompanied by detailed lesson plans and suggestions to the teacher for presenting and implementing the skills and concepts being addressed. Each section is followed by a practice test focusing on the concepts and skills covered in the section, plus answer keys and scoring guides with writing samples. These practical tests will help students prepare for the types of questions they will be asked on actual tests.
Download or read book Ready to Use Writing Proficiency Lessons Activities written by Carol H. Behrman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Ready-to-Use Writing Proficiency Lessons & Activities gives classroom teachers and language arts specialists a powerful and effective tool for addressing curriculum standards and competencies at the eighth-grade level and preparing their students for comprehensive assessment testing. Writing Proficiency Lessons & Activities books are also available from Jossey-Bass at the fourth-grade level and the tenth-grade level. Included are a variety of easy-to-use, reproducible activity sheets that provide application and review the basic language skills as well as extensive practice in producing the types of writing called for in standardized tests. For easy use, the 240-plus student activity sheets are printed in a big 8-1/2" x 11" format that lays flat for photocopying. The activities are organized into nine sections. Here is just a sample of the topics covered in Sections 1-5: CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORD: words often confused, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, adverbs vs. adjectives, sensory words, similes, metaphors, and double negatives MAKING MECHANICS AND USAGE WORK FOR YOU: apostrophes, hyphens, end marks, commas, semicolons, colons, quotation marks, titles, and misplaced modifiers. WRITING SENTENCES: subjects and predicates, subject-verb agreement, simple and compound sentences, complex sentences, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and sentence types WRITING PARAGRAPHS: writing a topic sentence, writing a concluding sentence, developing the topic, using tense consistently, using transitional words, and staying on the topic ESSAY-WRITING TECHNIQUES: brainstorming, clustering, outlining, writing an introductory paragraph with a question or a surprising statement, developing the topic using examples, avoiding irrelevant details, writing a concluding paragraph, proofreading, and writing a five-paragraph essay.
Download or read book Ready to Use Writing Proficiency Lessons and Activities written by Carol H. Behrman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Ready-to-Use Writing Proficiency Lessons & Activities gives classroom teachers and language arts specialists a powerful and effective tool for addressing the curriculum standards and competencies at the fourth-grade level. Writing Proficiency Lessons & Activities are also available from the publisher at the Eighth Grade Level and the Tenth Grade Level.
Download or read book Ready to Use Reading Proficiency Lessons and Activities written by Gary R. Muschla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-27 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Ready-to-Use Reading Proficiency Lessons & Activities gives classroom teachers and reading specialists a dynamic and progressive way to meet curriculum standards and competencies at the tenth-grade level. It provides stimulating and effective ways to help students master basic reading and language content, and prepare to demonstrate their knowledge at the appropriate level.
Download or read book Ready to Use Reading Study Skills Mastery Activities written by Henriette L. Allen and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1996-10-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual provides 218 reproducible activity sheets for quick, reliable practice in a broad range of basic to advanced reading and study skills. It also provides a reproducible Reading Skills Check List to help pinpoint individual or group needs and monitor students' progress in mastering specific skills. It is organized into six sections: vocabulary, word attack skills, basic comprehension, advanced comprehension, study skills, and creative writing.
Download or read book Ready to Use Reading Proficiency Lessons Activities written by Gary Robert Muschla and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Ready-to-Use Reading Proficiency Lessons & Activities gives classroom teachers and reading specialists a dynamic and progressive way to meet curriculum standards and competencies at the eighth-grade level. It provides stimulating and effective ways to help students master basic reading and language content, and prepare to demonstrate their knowledge at the appropriate level.
Download or read book Let s Write written by Cynthia M. Stowe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all educators grades 3 and up, here is a proven ready-to-use resource that tailors writing experiences to the needs of any student having difficulty writing - even the most reluctant writer. Starting with simple words and progressing to sentences, paragraphs, reports, stories, and essays, Let's Write! Takes into account all ability levels and learning styles to help each student achieve success. Basic to more advanced skills are presented sequentially in lessons that devote small amounts of time to four diverse tasks. The program provides over 200 activities and over 100 worksheets, and is organized into two parts: Part I - focuses on teaching the basic structures of written language in seven sections: Words, Sentences, Paragraphs, Research Reports, Book Reports, Stories, and Essays. Part II - offers a combination of specific skills development and opportunities for practice in nine sections: Grammar, Editing, Poetry, Literature Connection, Holidays, Letters, Using the Newspaper, Real Life Writing, and Gimmicks & Gags.
Download or read book Aiming for Excellence written by Mary S. Landrum and published by PRUFROCK PRESS INC.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive examination of gifted programs in American schools and provides guidance for the pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade classroom in areas of curriculum and instruction, administration and management, program development and evaluation, and more.
Download or read book Middle School Writing Workbook written by Comfort Agboola and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-20 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give students skill-building practice they need with these skill based lessons! This workbook includes more than 40 ready-to-reproduce practice pages. Perfect for interactive notebooking without the fuss of cutting and pasting. Intended for use with middle school students (6-8th grade). These practice activities are classroom tested and have been used, and created, by a Middle School Writing Teacher. Activities can be used to introduce, practice, and assess student skill proficiency in every genre of writing.
Download or read book 50 Writing Lessons That Work written by Carol Rawlings Miller and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides lessons and models to help teach writing to elementary school students.
Download or read book Handbook of Reading Research written by P. David Pearson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Handbook of Reading Research is the research handbook for the field. Each volume has come to define the field for the period of time it covers ... When taken as a set, the four volumes provide a definitive history of reading research"--Back of cover, volume 4.
Download or read book Writing Smarter written by Keith T. Manos and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Smarter! provides 106 detailed lesson plans with reproducibles to help students begin writing better immediately! These writing improvement materials are complete and self-contained, can be used with individual students or an entire class in any order, and are organized into 13 sections: Orientation, Description, Character Sketch, Sentence Structure, Personal Narratives, Persuasion, Research, Interviews, The News, Writing Letters, Short Fiction, Poetry, and Peer Editing.
Download or read book Hands On Writing Activities That Get Kids Ready for the Writing Assessments written by Susan Van Zile and published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning-rich activities that tap into students' multiple intelligences to teach skills required to pass the writing assessments.
Download or read book The Big Book of Ready to go Writing Lessons written by Marcia Miller and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help students gain writing confidence with this comprehensive collection of easy, super-engaging lessons that invite them to describe a dream, write a mystery story, create a movie review, compose a business letter, and so many more! Everything you need is here: Complete how-to's, quick mini-lessons, pre-writing graphic organizers, and reproducible assessment forms. A great way to prepare kids to shine on the standardized tests! For use with Grades 3-6.
Download or read book 100 Writing Lessons written by Tara McCarthy and published by Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dip into this vast collection of quick writing lessons and activities to find exactly what you need-whether it's a lesson on using exact words, writing an essay, developing a plot, or organizing a report. You'll find dozens of ideas for teaching students the persuasive, narrative, descriptive, and expository writing skills they need. This comprehensive resource gives you the tools you need to successfully-and joyfully-teach writing. For use with Grades 4Ð8.
Download or read book The Writing Teacher s Book of Lists written by Gary R. Muschla and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2004-01-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second edition of the unique information source and timesaver for English and language arts teachers. The Writing Teacher’s Book of Lists with Ready-to-Use Activities and Worksheets includes 90 useful lists for developing instructional materials and planning lessons for elementary and secondary students. In addition, the book includes innovative activities and reproducible black line masters that help students to improve their writing skills, word usage, and vocabulary. For quick access and easy use, all of these lists and activities are organized into seven sections and individually printed in a format that can be photocopied as many times as required for individual or group instruction. This handy resource is filled with helpful lists, activities, teaching suggestions, and reproducible worksheets.
Download or read book Ready to Use Reading Proficiency Lessons Activities written by Gary R. Muschla and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2001-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Ready-to-Use Reading Proficiency Lessons & Activities gives classroom teachers and reading specialists a dynamic and progressive way to meet curriculum standards and competencies at the fourth-grade level. It provides stimulating and effective ways to help students master basic reading and language content, and prepare to demonstrate their knowledge at the appropriate level.
