Writing With Skill: The Complete Writer (Level One)
by Susan Wise Bauer Author
(From Amazon): Traditional principles. Contemporary methods. Unparalleled results.This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques—the imitation and analysis of great writers—with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught:      • One- and two-level outlining      • Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum      • Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry      • Researching and documenting source material      • First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Features of the program:      • Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction      • All source material for assignments is provided—no other books are needed      • This Student Workbook encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student      • Instructor Text (sold separately) provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student’s work      • First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Black-and-white illustrations throughout
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781933339535
- Print Status
- In Print
- Weeks
- 36
- Pages
- 550
- Suggested Grades
- 5th - 8th
- Publisher
- Peace Hill Press
- Edition
- Stu Wkb
- Copyright
- 2012
Weeks
- 1 Narrative Summaries
- 2 One-Level Outlines
- 3 Using the Thesaurus
- 4 Chronological Narrative of a Past Event
- 5 Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery
- 6 Chronological Narrative of a Past Event
- 7 Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery
- 8 Description of a Place
- 9 Description of a Place
- 10 Description of a Place
- 11 Combining Chronological Narrative of Past Event and Description of a Place
- 12 Scientific Description
- 13 Scientific Description
- 14 Scientific Description
- 15 Combining Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery and Scientific Description
- 16 Description of a Person
- 17 Description of a Person
- 18 Using a Metaphor to Organize a Character Description
- 19 Biographical Sketch
- 20 Biographical Sketch
- 21 Sequence: Natural Process
- 22 Sequence: Natural Process
- 23 Literary Criticism: Prose: Hero/Villain, Protagonist/Antagonist
- 24 Literary Criticism: Prose: Hero/Villain, Protagonist/Antagonist
- 25 Literary Criticism: Prose: Supporting Characters
- 26 Literary Criticism: Prose: Idea Stories
- 27 Research: Two-Level Outlining
- 28 Research: Documentation
- 29 Research: Writing from Notes
- 30 Research: Writing from Notes
- 31 Research: Writing from Notes
- 32 Literary Criticism: Poetry: Sound
- 33 Literary Criticism: Poetry: Meter
- 34 Literary Criticism: Poetry: Narrative
- 35 Final Project: Finding and Researching Your Topic
- 36 Writing Your Final Composition
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