Student writing books from Edupress come in a handy composition book size and provide an attractive place for students to put their journals and stories. They are 32 pages long with black and white illustrations. At only 1.99-B each,  they are a wonderful buy, and they also qualify for Title 1 funds. If you buy 10 or more assorted the price goes down to 1.89-D each. It is not legal to reproduce these books. Here are the available titles:

My Reflection Journal: This journal for student use has lined pages designed for the middle grades. There are some suggested starter topics on the first page. The cover design can be colored by students to individualize it, and the art work is designed for those in grade four and above. This tool is great for getting students to reflect on what they've learned. BTH-2993.

My Science Reflection Journal: This journal for student use has lined pages designed for the middle grades. There are some suggested starter topics on the first page. The cover design can be colored by students to individualize it, and the art work is designed for those in grade four and above. This tool is great for getting students to reflect on what they've learned. BTH-2997.

My Story Book, Primary edition. Features a reading bear illustration on the front cover. It is introduced with a few inspiring words to encourage and instruct young authors in the art of story-writing. Then follows a page designed to give them ideas for their stories. Students write their stories on four manuscript printing lines (top and bottom line with broken line in middle) at the bottom of each page. The top half of each page is left blank for student illustrations. Students can personalize their books by coloring the cover. 32 pages. BTH-4922. $1.99

My Story Book, Upper Grade edition. Cover features a giraffe with sneakers reading a book which is on a tree branch. Students receive basic instruction on how to write stories and are introduced to the three basic story elements: character, setting, and plot. The next page is devoted to giving the student ideas in the form of story titles, story starters (possible characters, events, and settings). These introductory pages are in cursive. The writing pages are lined and there is a place in one corner of each double-page spread for an illustration. Students can personalize their books by coloring the cover. 32 pages. BTH-4923. $1.99

My Journal, Primary. Front cover features a comic bunny with a large pencil and a carrot border. Introductory pages give students ideas for getting started, with some suggested topics. Each writing page has a place for the date and topic, and manuscript writing lines. Cat. BTH-839

My Journal, Upper Grade. Features comic dog on front cover with pencil-stub border. Introductory pages are in cursive and are full of ideas, tips, and topics to get students off to a good start. Pages have lines to encourage neatness, and there is a place on each page for the date and topic. Cat. BTH-2999

The Absolutely Essential Writing Guide by Nancy Atlee. Dandy Lion Publications, © 2004. This reference book for students is great for home as well as school use. It covers the writing process, writing terminology, and common errors. It provides sample formats. It can be used as a supplementary language arts text or as an instructional resource for teaching and reviewing literature and writing. It's compact dictionary format makes it easy to find information, and reference pages help students quickly find the answers to frequently asked questions. Here's a quick summary of what this book offers:

• essential elements of writing and editing

• definitions of terms used in prose writing

• definitions of types of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry

• helpful references

• common usage errors, easily confused words   

• information on writing sentences, paragraphs, and essays

For grades 4 and up. 88 pages. BTH-595. $12.56-D

Advancing Writing Skills: Reproducible lessons from Dandy Lion teach writing skills from choosing a topic to   the techniques of revision. Each lesson includes information on writing techniques, examples, and an assignment. A great choice for advanced writiers in grades 5-8. Cat.#DL-99. $11.66-D

Any Child Can Write: An At-Home Guide to Enhancing your Child's Elementary Education, Revised Edition, 1990,  by Harvey S. Wiener. Oxford University Press. 333 pages. 5½" x 8."  This book shows parents how they can help their children from preschool - high school in improving creative written expression. Parents will help children draw upon ordinary experiences and put them down on paper. From grocery list and schedule of after school activities,  to help with homework, parents will find oodles of ideas. Parents can use riddles, games, and rhymes to build vocabulary, child drawn pictures as inspiration for written communication, and ordinary notes to family members to make writing seem less intimidating. A special refresher guide for parents is provided to help with the basics of grammar, and there is a reading list for young readers and their parents. Ox-94158. $10.76-D

Basic Not Boring Writing, Middle Grades, Exercises by Joy Mackenzie. Incentive Publications, 1997. Books in this series present skills in a carefully researched sequence, and features exercises based on age-appropriate, high-interest themes. The goal is to make fundamental skills exciting and achievable. The exercises in these books can be used to introduce new skills, review previously taught material, assess skills and content, and encourage the use of higher order thinking skills.  Imogene Forte and Marjorie Frank developed the concept for this series. In this book students will learn to use figurative language and personification in exercises designed to increase their word power and their communication skills. They will practice how to use specific, effective words; write clear sentences; write strong beginnings, middles, and endings in their work; make strong connections between ideas or parts in  their writing; provide interesting, relevant details and examples; clearly develop main ideas in their writing; create fluent sentences and paragraphs; choose form, style and content for a specific audience or purpose; and experiment with different forms of writing. 63 pages. Reproducible. BTH-3430. $8.06-D

Beginning Writing Lab from Dandy Lion. An hour a week is all it takes to create a learning laboratory where students can develop their writing skills. These focused reproducible lessons present exercises in writing for fluency and clarity, descriptive and persuasive writing, and revision and organization. For grades 3-4. Cat. BTH-168. $10.76-D This title is out of print and supply is limited to stock on hand. Please check availability by clicking title link.

Beginning Writer's Manual: A reference book for students third grade and above. handy for checking spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Contains a 7000 list of the most commonly written words and their common variants and instruction in sentence construction, verb use, parts of speech, prewriting, revising, and proofreading. Students are offered title suggestions, sample opening sentences and story enders and they learn about dialogue, imagery, and metaphors. There is space for developing a personal spelling list and sample letters, a book report form, a daily journal and vocabulary improvement. By Edward Fry. Now out of print. Cat. # TMC-275., $14.95*

Beyond the Rules: Writing with Clarity, Power, and Style by Elaine Dion, Ruth Fennick, and Mary Peters. Instructional Fair, 1998. For Grades 5-8. This book focuses on choosing the right words when writing and being more aware of the various choices available. Instead of being encouraged to follow rules, students are offered general guidelines for making their writing clear and concise. They are given the opportunity to examine the work of other writers, such as Mark Twain, and critique it as to how well it achieves its purposes. Some topics covered are language choices; writing for different audiences and occasions; organizing ideas; expressing ideas concisely; creating one's own style; and using punctuation for effect. Student activities are in a variety of formats ranging from simple matching to original writing.  Reproducible for classroom use. 124 pages. BTH-3976 $7.53-B

Christian Journal Writing.  Writing on a daily basis is an important way for children to process their thoughts, analyze their actions, and record their desires Each workbook is organized by theme and features writing and art activities relating to virtues. Each theme is expressed in calendar form, with a theme Bible verse at the top and a month's worth of daily activities. The Primary book's themes are faith, kindness, fairness, trust, responsibility, friendship, love, honesty, loyalty, courage, hope, and family fun. The intermediate grades' themes are faith, loyalty, perseverance, kindness, work ethic, compassion, friendship, responsibility, honesty, courage, self-control, and family fun. Choose between Christian Journal Writing Primary (no longer available) and Christian Journal Writing Intermediate. Each book is $5.39-D.

Complete Writing Lessons for the Primary Grades by Marjorie Frank, author of If You're Trying to Teach Kids How to Write...You've Gotta Have This Book! These teacher-directed lessons will appeal to those who have been inspired by reading the book, for they incorporate many of the strategies described there. Each lesson begins with a high-interest activity to motivate young writers. Then specific steps are given to help students collect and organize their ideas, write rough drafts, criticize and revision their written work, practice various writing skills, and share their finished work. The lessons are easy for teachers to prepare and present, and student activity pages are reproducible. IP-1638. $12.56-D

Complete Writing Lessons for the Middle Grades by Marjorie Frank, author of If You're Trying to Teach Kids How to Write...You've Gotta Have This Book! Those who have been inspired by reading that book have been asking for this one! These teacher-directed lessons will help teachers follow through with the ideas presented there. Each teacher-directed lesson begins with a high-interest activity to motivate middle school students. . Then specific steps are given to help students collect and organize their ideas, write rough drafts, criticize and revision their written work, practice various writing skills, and share their finished work. The lessons are easy for teachers to prepare and present, and student activity pages are reproducible.
BTH-1706.  $12.56-D

Comprehensive Composition, by Kathryn Stout. All you need to know in order to teach composition to your children from grades 1-12. Cat. #01519, 14.00*

Connections: Basic Skills in Writing: Part of a series for secondary students who read below grade level but need to learn the writing skills needed to function in life. Self-directing.

Core Skills Writing Series by Harcourt Achieve (Steck-Vaughn). This series, new in March, 2007, is great. I can't recommend it highly enough. If you've been looking for a writing program for elementary and middle school students that meets national standards, helps students to prepare for the writing portion of standardized tests, this is it. Available for grades 1-8, it has clear explanations, bulleted hints, and helpful questions which enable students to actively review and improve their writing. What I like best about it is that it incorporates grammar and usage, including parts of speech, into the teaching of writing instead of leaving them as  isolated subjects. Students learn what they can use and apply much better than they learn by just underlining and circling words in sentences.

Let's look at the Grade 3 book in detail, since it is typical. As with all the other grade levels, it's divided into five units:
    Unit 1: Laying the Foundation. This discusses why and what to write, keeping a journal, the individual parts of speech, the writing process, the seven traits of writing, and the basic rules of writing.
    Unit 2: Building Sentences. This section explains what a sentence is, how it has a main idea, the types of sentences, parts of speech as they relate to the parts of a sentence, making sentences more interesting with adjectives and adverbs, using various verb tenses, using synonyms, antonyms, and homophones, sentence length, sentence variety, joining various types of sentences, run-on sentences, and proofreading sentences.
    Unit 3: Building Paragraphs. This explains what a paragraph is and its parts. It explains how to arrange the parts of a paragraph -- the topic sentence, details sentences, and the concluding sentence. It discusses keeping to the topic, transition words, time-order words, audience, voice, and various writing patterns for paragraphs.
    Unit 4: Writing Forms. This unit explains the various forms (genres) that writing can take: personal narrative, various kinds of descriptive paragraphs, how-to-paragraphs, persuasive paragraphs, information paragraphs, compare and contrast paragraphs, poems, friendly letters, book reports, short reports, biography, and short stories. Of course, after the explanations, instructions are given on how to actually use the various forms and opportunities are given to do so.
    Unit 5: Blackline Masters: Journal Entry, Prewriting Survey, Writing Traits Checklist, Proofreading Checklist, Proofreading Marks, Main Idea and Details Web, Sequence Chart, Venn Diagram, Problem and Solution Chart, Cause and Effect Chart, Summary Chart, Note Cards.

The other grade levels are organized into the same units and cover more or less material as  appropriate for the grade level of the children it teaches. Answers are also included. 128 pages each. Here is the ordering information:

    Grade 1: BTH-3657. $8.99-D
    Grade 2: BTH-3654. $8.99-D
    Grade 3: BTH-3653. $8.99-D
    Grade 4: BTH-3655. $8.99-D
    Grade 5: BTH-3658. $8.99-D
    Grade 6: BTH-3656. $8.99-D
    Grade 7: BTH-3768. $8.99-D
    Grade 8: BTH-3769. $8.99-D:

Create-a-Comedy: Writing a Humorous Story by Eleanor W. Hoomes. This book builds on the existing sense of humor students already possess and their familiarity with television situation comedies and other forms of humor to motivate students to write their own comedies. The introductory activity assumes that students will be familiar with situation  comedies such as Ozzie and Harriet, All in the Family, Danny Thomas, Mister Ed, Gomer Pyle, etc. This activity can be skipped if they aren't. The bulk of the book deals with learning the elements of comedy, analyzing situation comedies, and creating a situation comedy.  Student work pages are reproducible for classroom use. 78 pages. BTH-4472. $12.59-D

Create-a-Drama: Writing a Script: by Eleanor W. Hoomes. Published by Educational Impressions. This book helps teachers capitalize on students' familiarity with popular culture -- television sit coms,   one-hour dramas, and made-for-TV films; theater; and movies to get them interested in writing their own dramas. It develops students' abilities in observing, recalling, applying, analyzing, and evaluating, and it will encourage divergent and convergent thinking. It will also help students develop their oral, written, and imaginative skills while they have fun. The students will also have gained knowledge, produced a script, and presented their own drama by the time they finish the book, and they will be proud of their accomplishments.

Unit headings include Introduction to Drama; Writing a Script; Dramatic Activities; Presenting Drama; Additional Information (Greek Drama; Community, Regional, & Theater-in-Education; Superstitions; Words; The One-Act Play; Copyright Law); and Examples. 80 pages. For grades 4-12. BTH-2411. $12.59-D

Create-a-Future by Eleanor W. Hoomes. Science fiction is becoming more and more popular with students in the upper grades. Why not use writing a science fiction story as a springboard to the study of related studies -- values, the future, sociology, history, technology, philosophy, etc.?  80 pages. For grades 5-12.
BTH-4473. $12.59-D

Create-a-Sleuth: Writing a Detective Story by Eleanor W. Hoomes. Capitalizes on student interest in detective stories and builds on the existing knowledge and interest. The book leads the students step by step through the structure of a story while developing their critical thinking skills.  72 pages. For grades 4-12.
BTH-3962. $12.59-D

Create-an-Autobiography: Writing a Personal Story by Eleanor W. Hoomes. Published by Educational Impressions. Students who become frustrated trying to write fiction will have less trouble learning to write about the subject they know best -- themselves. This series of reproducible exercises for grades five and above will help students to organize their  knowledge of themselves into stories. This book can be used in conjunction with a unit on biographical or autobiographical literature. At the back of the books is a tear-out section of reproducible duplicates of the lessons so the teacher still has an intact copy for use in the classroom. There are 26 activities in all. BTH-4474. $12.59-D $11.66-D

Create Heroes and Villains: Writing an Adventure Story by Eleanor W. Hoomes. Revised, 1997. Educational Impressions. This resource builds on students' existing knowledge of and interest in super heroes, folk heroes, villains, mythological and legendary heroes, and monsters to help them create new adventure stories. This book may be used as a creative writing unit or in conjunction with a literature unit on heroes and heroines. Whichever way teachers choose, they will need to read aloud to students (or assign them to read) appropriate literature selections to generate interest and discussion. With a few modifications, this material can be used with grades 4 through 12.

This resource will help students develop their abilities in observing, concluding, recalling, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating, divergent thinking, and convergent thinking. It will also help develop oral, written and imaginative skills.  80 pages. Student activity pages are reproducible for classroom use. BTH-1344. $12.59-D

The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E.B.White, third edition, with index. This is the classic for teens and adults who want to improve their writing style and usage. It presents the most important rules of usage and the basic principles of composition. It has a long section that explains misused words and expressions, and summarizes everything with a simple list of reminders to help with any piece of writing. This should be in every library. $5.35-D

Evan-Moor books on writing: Click on link for information on Evan-Moor composition and creative writing titles. These include the new Daily 6-Traits of Writing series.

Everyday Writing by Charlotte S. Jaffe and Barbara T. Doherty. Educational Impressions, 2006, Revised Edition. This book teaches students to write for practical purposes. They learn personal and social writing, business writing, and school writing. Some of the projects they will tackle are friendly letters, invitations, thank you notes, diaries, postcards, directories, business letters, job applications, ads, resumes, interviews, announcements, creating a play, reviews, speeches, outlines, memos and notices, biographies, and summaries. The appendix includes Forms of Address, How to Address an Envelope, Postal Abbreviations, Other Useful Abbreviations, and Proofreading. For grade 4-8. 64 pages. BTH-3880. $10.76-D

Experiences with Writing Styles, a series of workbooks from Steck-Vaughn geared to teaching the writing process. Each level teaches a writing process that includes five stages: prewriting; drafting (writing quickly without worrying about mistakes); responding and revising; proofreading; and publishing (sharing  writing with others). Each book is organized into units which focus on essential types of writing for that particular grade level. Books are reproducible for home and classroom use and contain a skills correlation chart and an answer key. Available for grades 2-6. Each level is $10.69-D.

Expository Writing by Steck-Vaughn. Part of the Middle School Collection series. Contains pretest followed by by the instruction on expository writing. This includes information on how to write the introduction paragraph, the developmental paragraphs, and the conclusion paragraph. Then students apply what they have learned on step-by-step practice pages for writing an actual essay on "Why Cigarette Smoking is Bad for Your Health." There is a posttest at the end.  48 pages. For Junior High, or High School students in need of remediation. Cat. #SV-29289. $7.19-D

Fun with Paragraph Writing: Build Paragraph Writing Skills with a Creative Format by Linda Milliken. An Edupress publication. This book of paragraph writing prompts uses topics chosen by children and illustrations to make writing more fun. Topics include People & Communities; Communication, Travel & Government; Understanding Others; History; Countries & Cultures; and Seasons, Holidays & Traditions. Reproducible for classroom use. 64 pages. For grades 2-4. BTH-5713. $8.99-D

Get it Write Right! Spelling, Mechanics, Usage, Proofreading by Mary S. Schatz. Garlic Press, ©2005. For parents, students, and teachers. The exercises in this book teach important writing skills in the early grades. They are great preparation for standardized testing. Each unit has four parts:

    1. Spelling. Students learn to recognized the correct spelling of words that are used often. They learn basic spelling patterns and rules.
    2. Mechanics. Students learn correct punctuation and capitalization. They learn to write a complete sentence that begins with a capital letter.
    3. Usage. Students learn subject-verb agreement, tenses, irregular verbs, and correct word order.
    4. Proofreading. This sections gives students practice in the skills previously taught. They learn to find mistakes and correct them.

At the end of every five units is a What Have You Learned? section with a Review and a Skill Check. There are 25 units in the book. Reproducible for classroom use. BTH-1224. $13.46-D

Graphic Organizers; Reproducible Sheets for Writing by Kathleen Bullock, Cherrie Farnette, Jill Norris, and Marjorie Frank. Incentive Publications, 2006. This book introduces important strategies, supports state writing standards and helps students organize their writing. There are 60 different ready-to-reproduce organizers. These will help students to visualize the organization for their writing, make connections between new concepts and their own experiences, analyze and evaluate information, and document processes and concepts. Research has confirmed that using graphic organizers makes student writing more efficient, facilitates flexible thinking and idea generation, and encourages more organized writing. Give students the help they need in writing essays of all types, letters, news articles, stories, autobiographies, reports, and more. 64 pages. BTH-3034. $8.06-D

High Interest / Low Readability Writing by Tanya Anderson. Milestone, 2005. These writing activities are perfect for readers struggling below their grade level. Several elements recur throughout the book: "The Real Deal" gives writing examples to serve as models for students' own efforts." Words to the Wise" reinforces concepts and skills to support and enhance the writing unit. "Tools to Use" contains graphic organizers, reference materials, and other tools to help organization, formatting, and research. "Focus on Form" provides writing activities to introduce and reinforce writing elements and genres. "Your Turn" gets students writing. "Revise for the Prize" takes students through proofreading and revising their work. "Read and Write" invites students to respond to literary writing. "Write to Know Trivia" offer high-interest facts that show readers that writing is useful and fun. Simple assessment tools for teacher and peers are also provided. Answers for activities are included. Reproducible for classroom use. Available titles:

        Grade 6, BTH-5296. $9.89-D

        Grade 7, BTH-5297. $9.89-D

        Grade 8, BTH-5298. $9.89-D

More Fun with Paragraph Writing: Build Paragraph Writing Skills with a Creative Format by Linda Milliken. An Edupress publication. This book of paragraph writing prompts uses topics chosen by children and illustrations to make writing more fun. Topics include Animals & Insects; Land, Sea & Sky; Technology & Science Fiction; Human Body; Numbers, Calculations & Money; Shapes & Sizes; and Measurement & Statistics. Reproducible for classroom use. 64 pages. For grades 2-4. Cat. # EDP-165. $8.99-D

If You're Trying to Teach Kids How to Write...You've Gotta Have This Book! by Marjorie Frank. Revised edition, 1995. Incentive Publications. 255 pages. This book addresses the questions most often asked by those who are supposed to teach students to write: How do I help them get started when they have no idea what to write? How can I help them develop their ideas? If I focus on skills, won't it stifle their creativity? What if they hate to edit and revise? What do I do with students who just won't write? How do I evaluate writing?

This book helps teachers discover the roots of writing; lay a foundation for writing instruction; help students discover and develop ideas; teach skills; help students revise and respond; help students present and share their writing; use writing portfolios; evaluate writing; deal with problems; get ideas; and inspire students to write on their own.

The book's graphics and attention-grabbing format make this an easy and fun book to use. it will breathe new life into your teaching and make you eager to try these new ideas and methods. BTH-412 $15.26.

If you Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence, and Spirit by Brenda Ueland. Graywolf Press. 179 pages. Carl Sandburg called this "the best book ever written about how to write." The author published six million words in her 93 years, and she says she had two rules she followed "absolutely" --to tell the truth, and not to do anything she didn't want to do. My favorite chapter title is "Why Women who do much housework should neglect it for their writing." Cat. #155597-2608.
$10.76-D

Instructional Fair Basic Skills Language Arts Series: Summarizing: Focusing on Main Ideas and Details and Restating in Concise Form. Books are available for grades 1-2, 3-4,
5-6. 48 pages each. $6.29-D each. Follow link for details on individual books.

Introduction to Journal Writing, a series of workbooks from Steck-Vaughn. The more children write, the more their writing improves. These books encourage primary children to begin to express their ideas in writing. In the beginning of first grade they start by just adding their own word or words to complete a sentence on the lines provided and illustrating something about their activities as suggested. By the end of third grade they are writing paragraphs on suggested topics.  There are  instructions at the bottom of each page so the parent/teacher can introduce the activity. There is a personal dictionary provided at the back. Books are reproducible for classroom use. 96 perforated pages. Available for grades 1-3.  Each grade level is $10.79-D

Jump Into Journals by Joyce Granger. Teacher Created Resources, 1996. Sometimes students faced with making a journal entry get writers' block. They have no idea what to do. This handy book will help them fill those blank pages by giving them ideas that relate to all major curriculum areas -- math, reading, language arts, science, health, and social studies -- as well as topics for the beginning of the school year, seasons and holidays, and general topics. There are also reproducible sheets to use for a variety of journal covers, and reproducible evaluation and student coupons for teacher/student and student/student communication. 80 pages. BTH-4147. $9.89-D

Learning Language Arts Through Literature, by Common Sense Press, for all grade levels. This is an integrated Christian curriculum that gives form to the ideas of Dr. Ruth Beechick.

The Lively Art of Writing, by Lucile Vaughn Payne.  This handy little pocket book is designed to teach adults in college or in the business world how to express their ideas, opinions, arguments, problems, explanations, or instructions successfully in writing. It teaches one how to choose a subject, work with words, write more powerful paragraphs, and improve one's style.  It also teaches one how to write an interesting and successful term paper. If you have any writing to do in your life, you should have this book. But it won't replace a good English handbook, such as School to Work or Write for College.  $6.29.

Mystery and Suspense: Skill Oriented language Arts Activities by Judith Steffens and Judy Carr. Learning Works.112 pages, including answers. This reproducible book, with a special appeal for adolescents,  puts individual and group reading skill lessons in a framework of suspense, horror and creative imagination. It is divided into  five sections :   Detective Stories; The Mind of the Criminal; Horror and Imagination; Vocabulary; and Skill Stretchers. Activities are identified by both title and skill to teach in the Table of Contents. There are three book report forms especially designed to go with detective and mystery books. The attractive graphics add appeal. Cat. BTH-1251. $9.86-D

Myths and Fables: Language Arts and Reading Activities by Judith Steffens and Judy Carr. Learning Works.112 pages, including answers. This reproducible book, for grades 5-8 (gifted, grades 4-6),  contains activities to develop skills in recognizing sequences, understanding cause and effect, creating analogies, making inferences, drawing conclusions, and using figurative language. The book contains individual and group reading lessons based on Greek  myths and fables. They are specifically designed to expand vocabulary, increase understanding of literary terms, and develop skill in both literal and interpretive comprehension.

    Vocabulary Development skills include creating analogies, differentiating between connotation and denotation, understanding synonyms, being aware of multiple meanings, recognizing common root words, and using a dictionary and thesaurus.

 Literal Comprehension skills include comparing and contrasting characters or events; distinguishing fact form opinion; locating specific information; identifying supporting details; recognizing the main idea of a passage or story; understanding the author's purpose; imposing order on ideas; and placing events in sequence.

    Interpretive Comprehension skills include identifying cause and effect; making inferences; drawing conclusions; and recognizing point of view.

Activities are identified by both title and skill to teach in the Table of Contents. The attractive graphics add appeal. Cat. #LW1008. $10.79-D Supply limited. Inquire before ordering.

Note-Taking and Outlining by Steck-Vaughn. Part of the Middle School Collection series. Contains pretest followed by information on reference materials and using the library. This is followed by a unit on note-taking, including taking notes based on an interview. Students learn to take notes on what they read and on what they find on the Internet as they prepare to make written reports. Students also learn what to do with notes after they take them -- how to organize, summarize, paraphrase. Students are then given some passages to practice what they've learned about taking notes.

The second part of the book focuses on how to outline a topic, use supporting details in outline form, use footnotes and the appendix of a book, document sources, and write a bibliography. There is a posttest at the end of the book. 48 pages. For Junior High, or High School students in need of remediation. BTH-1004. $7.19-D

Oodles of Writing by Linda Milliken. Covers writing environments; getting ready to write by brainstorming, discussion and other means; creating word banks to build vocabulary; turning words into sentences, headlines, conversations, etc; turning sentences into paragraphs and short stories; and engaging in varied writing activities. For grades 5-8. Cat. #EP002.  $7.15-D

Painless Junior Writing by Donna Christina Oliverio. Barron's, 2006. Sammy Octopus leads elementary writers on a reading and writing adventure where they will learn all basic writing skills. This is a writing book like none I've ever seen. The theme is sea-based as Sammy invites each reader to be captain of his own ship -- Authorship.  The purpose of the book is to get young authors motivated to write as they learn the A-B-Seas of writing. Although there are suggestions (exercises) to try, this does not look like a workbook. Though the characters are a bit wacky, I think readers will identify with them. On page 3, for example, Turtle says: "I'm trying to write a story, but it's hard to get started. When there is a blank piece of paper in front of me, I feel like a school bus stuck in mud or snow." If you're looking for an unusual writing text for your grade 4-6 grade child, this just might fill the bill. It teaches basic writing skills such as choosing a topic, writing a rough draft and revising, story writing, writing beginnings and endings, playing with words, using parts of speech effectively, using figurative language and details, and sharing the finished writing with others. 164 pages. BTH-3432. $8.09-D

Picture Book Factory: Easy Whole Learning Projects by Murray Suid. This book offers reproducible lessons for creating dozens of different kinds of picture books. The wide range of book types enables young authors to develop many different skills, including describing, explaining, narrating, and convincing. Since reading is the starting point for writing, the author has included a list of model picture books that match most project categories. There are also ready-to-use detailed instructions for each assignment, and a resource section at the end -- "Becoming a Picture Book Author in Twelve Easy Steps." This is a wonderful book for those who want to encourage young children to write. 64 pages. Cat #MM1033. $7.15-D

Poetry á la Carte by Connie Homan Weaver. A Dandy Lion Publication for grades 5-8. This book uses the theme of a feast of poetry that students will sample. It's organized in the form of a menu. These are the offerings:

    Appetizers -- poetic devices
    Soups and Salads -- pre-writing activities
    Entrées -- ideas for unique poetry
    Desserts -- projects that combine poetry writing and art activities
    Special Seasonings -- poetry ideas for all seasons
    Side Orders -- time-tested pattern poems
    A la Carte -- ideas for sharing poetry orally

This book provides opportunities for creative young poets to write, publish, read, embellish, and perform their work before their peers. The lessons can be adapted for higher and lower grade levels, different ability levels, and varying classroom structures. 120 pages. Reproducible for classroom use only. BTH-169. $15.26-D

Have you ever tried to explain the difference between poetry and prose or verse? I was challenged to do that in a forum on line and here's what I came up with: Is it Poetry, Prose, or Merely Verse?

Pot Full of Tales: Using Folk Tales to Teach Creative Thinking and Writing, by Vowery D. Carilile. Educational Impressions.  For grades 1-4. This book presents ten popular folk tales for use in teaching creative thinking and writing. Each unit begins with a summary of the story and questions from Bloom's Taxonomy. The questions are followed by ideas for independent projects related to the folk tales. Folk tales used are 'The Golden Goose,' 'Such is the Way of the World,' 'The Bremen Town Musicians,' 'Snow White and Rose Red,' 'The Funny Little Woman,' 'Stone Soup,' 'Ming Lo Moves the Mountain,' 'The Three Little Pigs,' 'Caps for Sale,' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes.' Activities are reproducible for classroom use. 104 pages. BTH-3230. $15.26-D

Quick Flip Ideas for Writing Domains, developed by Concetta D. Ryan. This flip book will help people of any age improve their writing skills, develop a writing style, and gain exposure to writing in several different domains. (A domain is a category that defines the purpose of a particular kind of writing.) There are writing activities for Technological, Analytical/Expository, Sensory/Descriptive, Practical/Informative, and Imaginative/Narrative domains. Teachers will find this a great lesson planning tool that will help them develop a balanced writing program to promote success for all students. BTH-170. Only 3.59-D. Qualifies for Title 1 funds. Higher discounts available for schools who order over 100 copies.

Quick Flip Reference for the Six Traits of Writing by Ginny Hoover. Edupress, 2002. This indispensable tool for teachers helps them assess student writing, identify areas of student weakness, and develop writing skills for use across the curriculum. It helps students to organize writing tasks, develop editing skills, and write reports. Spiral bound for easy use. BTH-3001. $3.59-D

Reading and Writing Lessons Using Graphic Organizers Grades 7-8 by Debra J. Housel. Teacher Created Resources, 2008. Graphic organizers increase students' retention of critical information, improve their thinking skills, and prepare them for standardized tests. The book contains 10 writing lessons  and 12 reading comprehension lessons, each complete with an appropriate graphic organizer. Students will summarize a plot using a Story Pyramid, compare and contrast using a Venn Diagram, generate and research questions using a K-W-L Chart, practice using accurate adjectives with an Adjective Road Map, set the scene by Addressing the Senses, persuade with facts by Building An Argument, and much more. A CD-Rom is included which contains sample and blanks graphic organizers to print out. 96 pages. BTH-5156. $14.39-D

Ready, Set, Edit by Connie Prevatte. Rigby Press. For grades 4-8. Contains over 170 daily mini-lessons, many of which are presented in standardized test format.  The exercises are designed to help your students improve their writing and their writing test scores. They take only a few minutes each day. The reproducible daily mini-lessons cover the following subjects: usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, variety, and paragraphs. Use these to create overhead transparencies for group instruction, or simply use the blackline masters to reproduce exercises as needed. BTH-1222. $16.19-D

Ready, Set, Revise by Connie Prevatte. Rigby Press. For grades 4-8. Contains over 170 daily mini-lessons. Genres included are narrative, persuasive, and expository. The exercises are designed to help your students improve their writing and their writing test scores. They feature reproducible daily mini-lessons that break down writing skills into easy to understand parts which cover the following subjects: word usage; sentences; transition; setting; character; hooks; closure; point of view; dialogue; plot; and elaboration. Teaching points are presented at the beginning of each new unit. Create overhead transparencies for group work, or simply use the blackline masters to reproduce exercises as needed. BTH-1223. $16.19-D

Research and Reference by Steck-Vaughn. Part of the Middle School Collection series. Paper, reproducible, 49 pages with answers. Contains pretest followed by information on choosing and using various reference materials and finding what one needs in the library adn on-line.  This section is followed by a posttest.  The next section begins with an Analysis Test and then teaches students how to write a research report. At the end they are asked write four brief reseach reports. For Junior High, or High School students in need of remediation. BTH-1005. $7.16-D

Teaching Kids to Write by Eleanor Hoomes. An Educational Impressions Creative Writing Book for grades 4-8. This book begins with a section for teachers with instructions, warm-up activities, information on journals, diaries and notebooks, and teacher-directed writing activities. This section is followed by 40 reproducible writing activities for students accompanied by eye-catching graphics. 80 pages in all. BTH-34. $12.56-D

Take It to Your Seat Literacy Centers from Evan-Moor are available for grades 1-4 and address a number of different language arts skills. $17.99-D each. Follow link for more detailed information.

Think and Write! Sentence Organization, Parts of Speech, and Literary Devices by Linda Milliken. An Edupress publication for grades 5-6. Challenges students to think critically and write creatively. Students learn about language art topics from alliteration to spoonerisms and practice writing descriptive paragraphs and short stories. Reproducible for classroom use. 48 pages. EDP-199. $7.19-D

Triple Writing Treat by Linda Milliken. An Edupress publication. This book, reproducible for classroom use, contains writing prompts with coordinating art projects and bulletin board ideas. Themes include both seasonal and everyday ideas. Each double-page spread contains a box with an idea for a story. Under that are some writing stimulators to help students get ideas. This is followed by a craft idea. There is a sample bulletin board on the opposite page. For grades 1-3. 48 pages. EDP-163, $7.19-D

The Ultimate Shape Book for grades K-2, Evan-Moor. 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. BTH-171. $22.46-D.

    Using the Traits of Good Writing Grades 1-3 by Tracie Heskett. Teacher Created Resources, 2006. This book is designed to teach one of each of the seven writing traits (Ideas and Content; Work Choice; Fluency; Voice; Organization; Conventions; and Presentation) each week for seven weeks. There are daily lessons for each trait. Teachers can also choose to teach one entire trait as a more intensive thematic unit in a single day, if desired. Lessons should be taught in order since they build on each other. Each trait includes a literature-based lesson. And each lesson incorporates one or more academic standards. These standards are also listed at the beginning of the book. Lessons are reproducible for classroom use. 96 pages. BTH-3946. $11.69-D

Using the Six Trait Model Intermediate (Grades 3-5) by Tracie Heskett.  Teacher Created Resources, 2007. Teach students to write effectively by focusing on one element at a time. The Six Trait Model covers ideas and content, word choice, fluency, voice, organization, and conventions. Mastering these six traits will help students meet academic standards, score well on standardized tests, and gain skills they can use for life. The activities target standards in these areas: the writing process, conventions in writing, sentence structure variety, and descriptive language including figurative language.  Lessons are reproducible for classroom use. 80 pages. BTH-3947. $9.89-D

Using the Traits of Good Writing Grades 6-8 by Tracie Heskett. Teacher Created Resources, 2007. This book is designed to teach one of each of the seven writing traits (Ideas and Content; Work Choice; Fluency; Voice; Organization; Conventions; and Presentation) each week for seven weeks. There are daily lessons for each trait. Teachers can also choose to teach one entire trait as a more intensive thematic unit in a single day, if desired. Lessons should be taught in order since they build on each other. Each trait includes a literature-based lesson. And each lesson incorporates one or more academic standards. These standards are also listed at the beginning of the book. Lessons are reproducible for classroom use. 80 pages. BTH-3948. $9.89-D

Wordsmith Apprentice, by Janie Cheaney. This book for grades 4-6 uses the newspaper as the basis for learning to write. In Wordsmith Apprentice, Jane Cheaney uses a newspaper as the basis of all writing. Your student joins the "staff" of an unnamed newspaper. Through a series of practical and imaginative assignments, students learn about nouns, verbs, and basic sentence structure; modifiers and more complex sentences; and organizing and reporting. Revised version. BTH-3724. $14.40-D

Wordsmith, First Edition: A Creative Writing Course for Young People, by Janie Cheaney. I like this book for teaching grammar and composition to middle school students because whenever a point of grammar is taught, it is integrated into a writing assignment. Grammar is taught in its natural context -- writing. $10.00-S (although this is the older edition, I still have some available at this lower price. )

Wordsmith, Revised: A Creative Writing Course for Young People, by Janie Cheaney. I like this book for teaching grammar and composition to middle school students because whenever a point of grammar is taught, it is integrated into a writing assignment. Grammar is taught in its natural context -- writing. This contains the following material in addition to that in the first edition: additional exercises and examples, especially in Section One; expanded section on writing short stories; additional explanation and examples of revision; review/practice quizzes. BTH-1662. $14.40-D

Wordsmith Teachers Guide, Revised: In addition to the material in the first edition teacher guide, this edition contains more explanation of the "philosophy" of writing and how to encourage it; further tips on how to revise, with examples; more ideas for additional writing assignments; suggestions for incorporating creative writing into other areas of the curriculum (history, science, etc.); and tips on organizing a writers' club. BTH-1663. $6.30-D

Wordsmith Craftsman, First Edition, by Janie Cheaney.  $10.00-S (although this is the older edition, I still have some available at this lower price. )The third and last of the Wordsmith series focuses on building, integrating, and polishing practical writing skills. This self-directed program allows students to take charge of their assignments and schedules. Strong in preparing the student for college, Part 1 addresses practical, everyday writing: notes, outlines, personal correspondence, summaries, business letters and reports. Part 2 focuses on the power of language: paragraphs (principles, types, and organization), writing techniques, and developing a personal writing style. Part 3 concentrates on essay writing: descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive essays. Wordsmith equips young adults for a lifetime of excellence in communication skills. BTH-4781. $10.00-S (although this is the older edition, I still have some available at this lower price. )

Wordsmith Craftsman, Revised, by Janie Cheaney. A self-directed program, building, integrating, and polishing practical writing skills to prepare young adults for a lifetime of excellence in communication. This new edition contains updated information regarding e-mail communication and Internet research, additional examples in the center section; brief discussion of research papers; additional examples in the essay section; an added section on critical writing (reviews and critical essays); an expanded section on writing persuasive essays. BTH-1683. $14.40

Write Source: Simply the best English handbook available for grades 4-8. Cat. #01509, $16.50*
The Mechanics of Writing: A workbook designed to teach capitalization, punctuation, the most common spelling rules, choosing the proper homonym, using plurals, using abbreviations, and proofreading. I use this when elementary students start to use Write Source. It begins by helping students learn to use the handbook. This book can be adapted to use with Write Source 2000. Student book is 7.50*. Teacher book with answers is 12.50*
The Revising Process: A workbook designed to go with Write Source. Can be adapted to go with Write Source 2000. I use this when students have finished Mechanics of Writing (listed above). Teaches students to use the Write Source handbook and a thesaurus. Helps students learn to choose specific nouns, vivid verbs and adjectives, specific sensory words, and figurative language in their writing. It also helps them learn to avoid and correct common sentence errors: fragments, comma splices and run-ons, rambling sentences, wordiness, misplaced modifiers, agreement problems, and pronoun problems. Students also learn to add strength and color to their sentences, use parallel structure, and revise their paragraphs for clarity, smoothness, sentence variety, supporting details, and organization. Student book is 7.50*. Teacher book with answers is 12.50*.
Basic Writing: A workbook designed to go with Write Source. Can be adapted to go with Write Source 2000. For students at the middle school or junior high level or students who have finished the two workbooks listed above. It teaches narrative writing, basic sentence information (parts of sentence, types of sentences, modifiers), parts of speech and how they relate to writing, subject-verb agreement, descriptive writing, strengthening sentence-writing skills, figurative language, expository writing, avoiding common sentence errors, and persuasive writing. It reviews the basic mechanics skills with emphasis on capitalization and punctuation. This book covers more and is fatter than the preceding books in the series. Student book is 10.50*. Teacher book is 12.50*. Since the teacher book does little more than supply answers, and the original writing assignments in this book do not have exact answers, I don't think it is especially useful except for the mechanics section at the back.  (Some of the student books are out of stock indefinitely.)

Write Source 2000: Same content as Write Source with more modern format. Writing information is in the front with grammar and usage information in a "yellow pages" section at the back. The book itself is more up-to-date in its maps and calendar pages, since it was published later. Cat. #1510, $18.50*

Writers Inc: The BEST English handbook for grades 8-13. Same format as Write Source 2000. Cat. #1511, 19.95, softcover. *

Writing Across the Curriculum by Beryl Bennett. A Dandy Lion Publication. The more students write, the better they should get at writing. That is why they need to write more in the content areas -- not just in English classes. In this book, there are two writing projects for each of these content areas: art, math, science, language, and social studies. The first activity for each subject deals with solving a related problem . The second challenges the student to convey information he has researched or gathered. Each lesson has the following parts:

• an explicit writing prompt that introduces the writing situation
• pre-writing activities and information that relate to the writing situation and present other materials or activities related to the topic
• pre-composing sheets help students organize their thoughts
• format sheets provide concise directions outlining the format of writing
• check lists to guide peer editing
• rubics for grading each assignment

In addition to the ten complete lessons, there are six writing prompts for each subject area. 80 pages. Grades 5-8. BTH-165. $11.66-D

Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs: An Evan-Moor Publication. 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." BTH-172. $11.69-D

Writing Lab from Dandy Lion. This year-long program lets students experiment with language while developing writing skills (clarity, fluency, sentence construction, persuasive writing, and more.) The reproducible lessons include a partner exercise and an individual writing assignment. A powerful program for grades 4-7. BTH-173. $13.46-D

Writing Links: Writing in All Curriculums, by Charlotte Jaffe and Barbara Doherty. This book helps students integrate and expands their writing skills into various areas of the curriculum. It contains four distinct themes: The Sea; Creative People; Ancient Civilizations; and Natural Wonders. Each of these units includes writing links in the areas of social studies; science; math; language; poetry; reading; art; and music. The suggested projects help students improve their skills in expository writing, persuasive writing; narrative writing; evaluative writing; and creative writing. The units are self-directed, making it easy for teachers to use. For grades 4-8. Has a bibliography and is reproducible for classroom use. 64 pages. Cat #EI-035-1AP. $10.87-D

Writing Mysteries in the Classroom by Cheryl Garrett. Prufrock Press, 2007. Reading mysteries is popular with most students, so why not let them write their own? This reproducible book will take them through the process of writing a mystery story step-by-step. They will learn to create believable settings, write suspenseful plots, insert mysterious tones and moods, describe suspicious characters, and write realistic dialog. Each lesson provides an example to follow and has exercises that encourage students to progressively complete their own mystery stories. 69 pages. BTH-4371. $10.76-D

Writing Poetry by Shelley Tucker. Good year Books, 2007. This book was written for both beginning and experienced writers from grades 8 and up. It will help almost anyone learn to write and understand poetry. It defines fourteen poetic elements in terms that are easy to understand, and each poetic element is illustrated by examples from poems written by people of all ages. Besides the ready-to-do-exercises and writing ideas, you will also find tips for composing, changing, and reading your poetry. 160 pages. 6" X 9" X .5"
BTH-5576. $11.66-D
 

Writing Skills, Steck-Vaughn, 2003. This writing program is great for independent learning. It is available for grades 3-8. This standards-based series helps build student confidence, refreshes student writing skills, and helps prepare students for standardized writing tests. It covers a wide variety of styles. Books for grade levels 3, 4, and 5 have 64 pages and are priced at $8.09-D Books for grades 6, 7, and 8 have 96 pages and are priced at $10.79-D each. Order by title and grade level.
    Writing Skills Book 3: BTH-3071, $8.09
    Writing Skills Book 4: BTH-3072, $8.09
    Writing Skills Book 5: BTH-3073, $8.09
    Writing Skills Book 6: BTH-3074, $10.79
    Writing Skills Book 7: BTH-3075, $10.79
    Writing Skills Book 8: BTH-3076, $10.79
 

Writing Through the Year: Building Confident Writers One Month at a Time, by Sandy Woolley.  For every month there are sentences for each day that are related to history or culture. They are rather like trivia facts. The sentences are written correctly. The teacher is supposed to rewrite them with mistakes that the student should be able to correct. The mistakes can be geared to review what has been taught before and what has just been taught. The sentence of the day section for each month is in two parts: one for primaries, and one for upper grades. The rest of each month's lessons are adjustable to any grade from 2-6. 15.26-D

One specific writing skill is taught each month. Topics through the year include poetry writing, organized paragraphs, research reports, fiction writing, point of view, fairy tales, borrowing a plot, autobiographical incidents, personal interviews, and using newspapers. Students are also encouraged to write journals. For each month there are enough journal topics for two or more journal entries per week.

Each month's material has two other components. Since vocabulary is an important part of writing, there are lessons on dictionary use and/or root words each month. The author also believes it is valuable to memorize poetry, partly because of the foundation in literature it provides. Memorizing poems helps familiarize students with the work of different poets and the various styles of poetry. The author also believes that reciting a poem in front of a group can give a student important practice in speaking publicly. A poem is easier to remember when one is nervous than an original speech. It is hoped this familiarity will help students write their own poems, and there are suggestions each month to encourage young poets to get started.

One of the most valuable features of this book for the one who is teaching writing is a section on grade level expectations in the introduction. For each grade there is a list of what usage skills a student should have mastered by the end of the grade. This gives the teacher a good idea of what to stress at each level if there is no other textbook or curriculum guidance.

I like this curriculum because it gives a child a chance to sample the various types of writing in a consistent way. Your child might discover that he enjoys writing a story or poem, and you may discover that she has a flair for it. But certain elements, such as journal writing and the language exposure in the poetry selections, are present every week or month. The book is directed toward the teacher, but pages are reproducible so that you can copy anything you wish to give to your children. The price for this curriculum, which can be used for several children at different grade levels together, is just $15.26-D. BTH-1705

Writing to Explain, Instructional Fair. For grades 3-6. This book is filled with high-interest writing topics that will help your students improve their writing skills. The first activities focus on the fundamentals of explanatory writing, such as writing compare and contrast sentences and cause and effect sentences. Other skills covered in this book include writing explanatory paragraphs; writing to compare and contrast; writing problem / solution paragraphs; writing letters of many types; writing book reports; writing newspaper articles; and proofreading. 64 pages. Answers for worksheets are in the back. Reproducible for classroom use. Supports National Writing Standards. BTH-3088. $8.99-D

Writing to Inform, Instructional Fair. For grades 3-6. This book is filled with high-interest writing topics that will help your students improve their writing skills. Main topics covered are sentence development; informative paragraphs; sequential paragraphs; news reporting; friendly letters; business letters; report writing; and proofreading. Attractive graphics add interest to reproducible worksheets. 64 pages. Answers for worksheets are in the back.  Supports National Writing Standards. BTH-3087 $8.99-D

Writing to Persuade, Instructional Fair. For grades 3-6. This book is filled with high-interest writing topics that will help your students improve their writing skills. Main topics covered are developing sentence images; writing advertisements; persuading with reasons; writing letters; and supporting reasons. Some activities include creating a toy ad, writing an announcement, writing a radio commercial, convincing a friend to try new foods, writing to an author, and more. Attractive graphics add interest to reproducible worksheets. 64 pages. Answers for worksheets are in the back.  Supports National Writing Standards. BTH-3089. $8.99-D

Writing Yellow Pages for Students and Teachers, Revised Edition. Incentive Publications. ©2002. This is a comprehensive resource book for teaching and learning writing skills. Among its lists and checklists are the following: Writing Skills Checklist; Things to Write; Things to Write On (computers, paper towels, web pages, etc.) Things to Write With (pencils, paint, soap, etc.); Things to Write About; Ideas for Improving Word Use; Words to Collect and Use; Descriptive Words; Words that Show Action; Better Ways with Ordinary Words; Confusing Words; Rhyming Words; The Writing Process;  Literary Devices; Writing Ideas; Mixing Writing with Content Areas; Letter-Writing Form; Proofreader's Marks; Spelling Helps; and more. This is NOT reproducible.  63 pages. BTH-1227. $8.96-D

Writing with a Purpose Series by Barbara Doherty and Charlotte Jaffe. Educational Impressions, 2002. Each book in this series has two parts. The first contains 14 skill-building lessons that focus on a particular writing type. These review important composition skills and provide practice opportunities. The second part contains20 writing lessons of two pages, divided into three steps: Pre-writing, composing, and revising. An additional For-More-Fun activity is added to each lesson to motivate students to think creatively and share their writings with others. There is also a list of additional topics for the type of writing featured in the book. 64 pages. For grades 4-7. These are the titles:

    Narrative Writing: Writing to Tell a Story. This book has lessons which focus on these skills: plot development, setting, character development, dialogue, sentence combining and expanding, using strong verbs and precise nouns, transitional words and phrases, using figurative language, point of view, and more. BTH-3082. $10.76-D
    Expository Writing: Writing to Explain. Lessons in this book focus on these skills: purpose statements, developing the main idea, cause and effect, compare and contrast, define and explain, writing innovations, notes and memos, the five W's and an H, writing directions, giving examples, and more.  BTH-3084. $10.76-D
    Descriptive Writing: Writing to Describe. Lessons in this book focus on these skills: strong verbs, using synonyms, time and position, order, alliteration and assonance, sentence combining and expanding, appealing to the five senses, using figurative language, brainstorming, mood, and more. BTH-3085. $10.76
    Persuasive Writing: Writing to Persuade. Lessons in this book focus on fact and opinion, targeting and audience, generalities and numbers, testimonials and bandwagon, transfer and repetition, recognizing slanted writing, using supportive facts, persuasive words, points of view, and more. BTH-3086. $10.76

Young Writers at Work by Eleanor Hoomes. Educational Impressions, for grades 4-8. This reproducible book contains 40 activities that help teachers show students how to take what they already know and/or what they learn through research and put it on paper word by word, sentence by sentence, and paragraph by paragraph. It helps students learn to break their writing assignments into manageable pieces so that they don't freeze when they see a blank paper in front of them. The projects cover all sorts of writing types -- exposition, description, persuasion, and narration. They include many types of nonfiction and fiction. Activities do not have to be done in any particular order, so the teacher is free to pick and choose what seems good at the time. 95 pages. BTH-35. $13.46-D A couple of slightly damaged copies might also be available. Check these links for availability: BTH-4694, $12.56-S. BTH-4695, $10.93-S

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