50 Writing Lessons That Work!

50 Writing Lessons That Work! : Motivating Prompts and Easy Activities That Develop the Essentials of Strong Writing

If you want to teach writing skills without taking the joy out of writing, this teacher-written resource is for you. You'll find easy, ready-to-use activities and thought-provoking prompts that will help your students become inventive and flexible writers. Includes creative and expository writing skills such as organizing ideas, writing focused paragraphs, making transitions, using strong adjective and action verbs, writing dialogue, revising, and much, much more. Developing these skills will help students do better on strandardized tests and approach writing with excitement. Includes engaging reproducibles and a wealth of student samples!

  • Format: Paperback | 64 pages
  • Dimensions: 214 x 278 x 4mm | 141g
  • Publication date: 01 Sep 1999
  • Publisher: Scholastic US
  • Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 0590522124
  • ISBN13: 9780590522120
  • Bestsellers rank: 74,523

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