Multi-Level Writing Curriculum

Turn readers into writers. Using a single or small number of genre-specific works, this new series explores the tools all beginning writers need. Each title includes a review list of key concepts, at least four exercises for getting started, and numerous writing tips.

In this yearlong course students will write about six major ancient civilizations-Sumer, Egypt, Israel, Babylon, Greece, and Rome-while working progressively through the nine IEW units and a variety of stylistic techniques. This Student Book includes assignments, blank outlines, source texts, checklists, vocabulary cards and quizzes, and grammar practice. These lessons are designed to be used by an instructor who has been through the Teaching Writing: Structure & Style seminar, either live or on DVD. Perfect for homeschoolers, homeschool co-ops, tutors, and hybrid schools, this theme-based writing curriculum supports parents and teachers in teaching writing to elementary and early middle school students (grades 3-6).

Grades 9 10 This second book, for grades 9 and 10, provides a complete grammar course, with structures arranged by function, not form. More complex issues of agreement, usage, pronoun case, and stylistic punctuation grow naturally out of the earlier lessons, helping the student develop a mature and personal voice. In addition, suggested sentence patterns with blanks for selected words inspire students to use variety and creativity, and an "Idea Bank," filled with hundreds of phrases and clauses, leads to lively writing assignments."

Write on! Write with special-education students in grades 1-2 using Make Writing Exciting! This 160-page book uses step-by-step, creative methods to teach and evaluate students' writing skills. It introduces genres of writing in an order that makes sense--with one skill building upon another--or lessons can be incorporated into an existing curriculum. The book also includes a section on how to help struggling writers and students with special needs learn various writing skills. The book supports NCTE standards.

Briefer, cheaper, and easier to use than the MLA's own handbook, this popular booklet features current MLA guidelines, a new section on evaluating online sources, and an up-to-date APA appendix. The guide also provides numerous examples, a sample research paper, and helpful hints on such topics as avoiding plagiarism and taking notes.