EVAN-MOOR BOOKS ON WRITING AND COMPOSITION
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 Creative Writing Ideas
BTH-185: For
Grades 1-6 $13.49-D
 Draw...Then Write
BTH-186: For
Grades 1-3 $13.49-D
 Draw...Then
Write BTH-187: For grades 4-6. $13.49-D
 Easy
File Folder Reports by Yvonne Despard. For teachers of grades 3-6. this
helpful resource contains directions and visual enhancements for 27 reports --
nine each for social studies, science, and holidays and celebrations. Everything
students and teachers will need in the way of directions, reproducible aids, and
ideas, are provided in the book. Other materials needed are file folders or
construction paper, some pieces of cardboard, a box of common craft materials,
some pipe cleaners, and supplies common in classrooms such as glue,
scissors, crayons, etc. Each report has a list of any other materials that might
be needed. Each report will be organized in a single file folder.
Teachers will get detailed directions for each report,
background notes on the topic, a list of topics for each theme report, and a
materials list for each report. There are also directions for making 3-D
visuals.
Students will get step-by-step directions, easy-to-complete
report forms, a polished, finished product that helps them feel successful, a
simple, structured format that allows them to complete reports at their
individual skill levels, an individualized topic within the theme, several
ways to express individuality through writing, drawing, and constructing, and a
3-D visual to make and display. 240 pages. BTH-926. $19.79-D
Forms
for Report Writing
This
collection of user-friendly forms and teacher strategies are great for teaching
students how to accurately and efficiently gather information. Topics include
events, science, ecology, places, and people. Each topic has a teacher resource
page, followed by reproducible forms and clip art to liven up the finished
product. Have students use forms for simple reports, note-taking records, as
part of theme unit, or in a center. Some specific suggested report topics
include: constellations, vertebrates, invertebrates, insects, amphibians, rocks,
endangered animals, national monuments, and favorite artists and sports heroes.
Attractive, accurate illustrations are provided throughout. All 64 pages
perforated for easy removal. BTH-179: For grades 3-6 $8.09-D
 Giant
Write Every Day.
Committed to the belief that children become good writers by writing -- and that
they are more likely to write about things they understand and enjoy -- this
book gives students lots of fun, familiar topics to choose from. It is a
comprehensive writing resource organized into 12 monthly sections, exploring
topics pertinent to each month, and its associated season, holidays, birthdays,
and more.
Each section includes: 'Quickwrites' - a
writing calendar containing twenty-five topics meant to be used for short, daily
writing practice periods - a total of 300 topics; story starters and titles,
appropriate to the month, that can be used for longer and more formal writing
experiences - 209 in the book; reproducible forms representing a variety
of writing experiences - from expanding vocabulary and listening to the sounds
of language, to letter writing, list-making, and much more - 151 forms in all.
Just a few examples of the wealth of suggested
writing topics include: I Learned It from My Grandparents, Happy Birthday Jesse
Owens, The Witch's Grocery List, October Bumper Sticker, Loy Kathrong (Thai
hoiday) , Celebrating Cartoon Characters, Peace and Goodwill, the First Day of
Winter, Happy Birthday Elvis Presley, If I Were a Snowflake, A Chinese New Year
Celebration, A Conversation with Mr. Lincoln, My Kite, The Giant Leprechaun,
Hopping Along the Bunny Trail, Chinese Fortune Eggs, Mud, Memorial Day, If I
Were a Father, Baseball Basics, To Honor Beatrix Potter, A Sunflower Seed,
Popcorn Festival, and Klondike Stampede.
Teacher resource pages (providing information
and suggestions) address the writing process, writing folders and conferences,
and response groups. Index included. Cute, lively line art illustrations
throughout. All 176 pages are perforated for easy removal. For grades 1-6. BTH-188: For grades 1-6 $19.79-D
 Guided Report Writing : For grades 3-6.
Newly revised and updated. Ten varied report topics include step-by-step teacher
directions, reproducible information sources, note takers, and final report forms. There
is also a report-writing checklist and guidance in finding information on the internet.
Children will learn to choose a topic, formulate subtopics, locate
information, take notes, convert their notes to paragraphs, revise and edit, produce a
final copy and use graphs, illustrations, maps, and charts.
Unit titles are "Chewing Gum,"
"Christopher Columbus," "The Moon," "Koalas," "Jane
Goodall." "Volcanoes." "Kelp Forests," "Recycling,"
"Jacques , and "Chimpanzees." BTH-189. $13.49-D
How to Report on Books
Eliminate book report phobia with the
wide variety of interesting approaches in this valuable resource. These projects
get children thinking in a new light about the process of reading a book and
sharing what they've learned about it. They may be creating a new cover for a
book, 'selling' a book to classmates, creating a video book review with a
camcorder, making puppets of a book's main characters, interviewing a book's
author (role playing) , or assembling a book diorama. In addition, they can
write a traditional book report using one of many different report forms, each
of which emphasizes slightly different aspects of a book. Fun illustrations
highlight each form. You also get reproducible logs so students can catalog the
books they've read by topic and author. There is an extensive bibliography for
teachers and students broken down by topic, providing four to five suggested
titles under each. Complete, step-by-step instructions for every project. All 80
pages perforated for easy removal. For grades 2-5
BTH-178: For grades 2-5. $9.89-D
 How to Teach Nonfiction Writing
. Contains step-by-step lessons on narrative, expository, persuasive,
and report writing, and writing using graphics. Reproducible writing forms are included.
96 pages. For grades 3-6. BTH-190. $13.49-D
How to
Use Journal and Logs Across the Curriculum
This resource can be applied to many areas
because it helps children build the skills of recording and organizing their
thoughts, observations, and experiences. Teaching ideas are presented on how to
get students started with logs and journals, as well as how to evaluate them.
Many reproducible forms and an evaluation checklist are included.
Teacher
information and reproducible forms for five variations of journals and logs are
included:
Reading Response Journals -- capture students reactions to books and track
their reading
Writers' Logs -- a place to store ideas, feelings, words, and imaginings
to use in later writing
Learning Logs -- summarize learning, how a student feels about it, and
help students to become aware of their personal learning processes
Dialogue Journals -- interactive conversations in writing and encourage
students to express themselves in informal ways
Field Notebooks -- record of observations, reactions, and questions taken about
learning experiences outside of the classroom
There is a
brief background page on the historical use of journals, also. And helpful,
humorous line art illustrations throughout. All 64 pages perforated for easy
removal. For grades 1-6 For grades 1-6
BTH-191.
$8.06-D
How to
Write a Story . For grades 1-3. Teaches parts of a story. Has
4 step-by-step writing units and more writing ideas: retell a fairy tale;
pattern story; circle story; and sequence and write. Includes a story-writing
center with 48 pages of charts, prompts, and writing forms. 96 pages.
BTH-192. $10.99-D
 How to Write a Story
For grades 4-6. Contains lessons and reproducible
pages, planning, and writing forms. Students learn the genres of realistic fiction,
historical fiction, mystery, adventure, fantasy, and science fiction. 96 pages.
BTH-193. $10.99-D
 How to
Write Nonfiction EMC-287: For grades 3-6 $5.36
 Paragraph
Writing
by Jo Ellen Moore. Evan-Moor, 1997. Included
student writing forms cover these topics: Learning to identify the parts
of a paragraph, such as topic sentence and supporting details; writing different
types of paragraphs; and planning paragraphs. The book also includes
ready-to-use materials for a paragraph writing center. For grades 2-4 BTH-194:
$7.95*
 Poetry
Patterns BTH-195: For grades3-6. $10.95-D
 Ultimate
Shape Book by Jill Norris.
This book contains everything needed to create special class and individual
books on fifty writing topics ranging from animals to seasonal symbols. Best of
all, these books will accommodate writers of all levels. There are separate
story-writing forms for emergent, beginning, and independent writers. For grades
k-2. New. 304 pages. BTH-171. $22.46-D
Write a Super Sentence
: For grades 1-3.
Contains step-by-step guided lessons. Students learn to use adjectives, nouns,
verbs, and where-and-when phrases to expand simple sentences. The book contains 15
lessons, teaching ideas, reproducible forms, a writing center, and bulletin board.
BTH-2446.
$8.99-D
 Writing
Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs .
If you want to improve and refine the sentence and paragraph writing skills of
middle grade students, then this book is a must have. It begins with a brief
review of the parts of a sentence, types of sentences, and ending punctuation.
Succeeding lessons and activities progress from writing sentences to writing
paragraphs and, finally, multiple paragraph passages. There are complete teacher
instructions and over 70 reproducible models and student writing forms.
A summary of topics covered: Sentences --
combining sentences, adding descriptive details, and using figurative language;
Single Paragraphs -- recognizing and writing the main idea, topic sentence, and
supportive details ; 27 organizer forms for writing the six types of paragraphs
(how-to, narrative, compare/contrast, descriptive, persuasive, and definition;
Multiple Paragraphs -- organizing notes and sentences into paragraphs, writing
multiple paragraphs using webs, outlines, and note taker forms .
Exercises with suggested paragraph subjects
include: Cleaning the Cage, An Ice Cream Sundae, Creatures of the Sea, My Room,
Recess, I Vote For Computers, Friendship, and many others. Teacher resource
information includes: keeping writing folders, holding student writing
conferences, writing conference forms, and a paragraph skills checklist. Answer
key provided. Cute and humorous line art illustrations throughout. All 112 pages
perforated for easy removal. For grades 4-6. BTH-172. $11.69-D
 Writing
Forms -- Tops and Bottoms
Just add your own writing paper between
the top and bottom of these charming writing forms to add pizzazz to student
assignments. Many forms are suitable for enriching science and social studies
writing. This book is divided into four sections:
Storybook Characters: Literature references are
provided for each of the 18 forms -- monkey, pig, turtle, frog, cat, rabbit,
princess, dog, bear, wolf, old lady, gingerbread boy, prince, chicken, hippo,
mouse, elephant, giant.
Holidays: Story starters are provided for
each of the 19 forms -- bear for all seasons, Christopher Columbus, ghost,
turkey, Pilgrim girl, Pilgrim boy, Native American boy, Native American girl,
menorah, Santa, angel, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , groundhog, Abraham Lincoln,
Cupid, George Washington, leprechaun, Easter bunny, happy birthday cake.
Children Around the World: Cultural
information is provided for each of the 20 forms --Inuit girl, Balinese girl,
British boy, Chinese girl, boy from Ecuador, German boy, Greek boy, Hopi girl,
Indian boy, Irish girl, Japanese girl, boy from Israel, Saami boy, Masai girl,
Mexican boy, girl from Nigeria, boy from Oman, Russian girl, Samoan boy, Sherpa
girl. For grades K-3.BTH-196:
$17.99-D
 Writing
Poetry with Children
This book makes it easy to teach these poetry
forms: couplets; cinquain; haiku; limericks; shape poems; and acrostic poems.
Each poetry lesson provide samples of the poetry form and step-by-step lessons
on three levels of difficulty:
Level 1—students are guided through all the steps to write a poem.
Level 2—students are guided through the first few steps and then complete
the poem independently
Level 3—students write independently, following the guides on a "How to"
chart and a reproducible step-by-step form.
More than 30 reproducible writing forms on
which to showcase finished poems are provided. A special section of the book
covers lots of interesting ways to display and share student poetry. For grades 1-6.
BTH-927: $13.49-D
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