Excel Basic Skills

Excel Basic Skills
Author: N. Colvin
Publisher: Pascal Press
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781740200462

Excel Writing Skills provides activities and exercises desig ned to improve the quality of students,, written expression. The exercis es are based on ten common text types in which specific grammar, punctua tion and language skills are used. This book should develop students,, w riting skills for all school subjects. In this book your child wi ll find: exercises based around ten common text types a wide variety of interesting activities fun visual exercis es to stimulate the imagination revision sections throughout fo r constant reinforcement a lift-out answer section The Excel Basic Skills: Writing Skills book is designed to he lp Years 3-4 students develop and increase their creative writing skills . It is a clear and practical guide to writing well-structured, grammati cally correct English. The book is divided into units based on various n arrative and non-fiction text types. Each unit provides a model text, th en a variety of practical exercises that cover the important grammar, vo cabulary and punctuation points to be learned when writing for that spec ific text type. Answers are provided in a convenient lift-out section in the centre. Contents: Narrative - ... Strike me Pin k! Recount -... Diary Entry Information Report - ... Th e Bilby Review Recount - ... History of Cats in Austra lia Exposition - ... Should Pet Cats Wear Bells? Proce dure - How to Make a Paper Folding Cat Preview Explana tion - ... Red Crabs of Christmas Island Description - ... the Sydney Opera House Review Biography - William Charles Wentworth Information Report - ... The Blue Mountains Review Answers

English Workbook: Year 3

English Workbook: Year 3
Author: Jane Baker
Publisher: Pascal Press
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781741251562

Excel Basic Skills: English Workbooks Year 3 will help prima ry school students with the reading and writing they do every day at sch ool in English and in other subjects. Each chapter is set out as a separ ate unit of work covering a different type of writing (etext type,,) an d contains exercises that relate to that particular text type. Wh en you work in this book you will be practising writing many of the text s you learn at school. Most of the sample texts have been written by stu dents in Year 3. Work through the chapters from 1 to 11 in order. By doi ng this you will build on skills and understanding from one chapter to t he next. By the end of the book you will have a good understanding of Ye ar 3 English. In this book you will find: eleven cha pters, each set out as a unit of work covering a particular text type (s uch as narratives, letters, speeches and information reports), including a chapter on writing for school projects exercises and activit ies in each chapter which are directly linked to the text type covered practice in skills such as spelling, grammar, vocabulary, punctu ation and comprehension interesting and relevant sample texts, including many written by Year 3 students, with important features highl ighted answers to all questions at the back of the book

Brain Quest Workbook

Brain Quest Workbook
Author: Jan Meyer
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2008-07-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0761149163

Jam-packed with hundreds of curriculum-based activities, exercises and games in every subject, Brain Quest Grade 3 Workbook reinforces what kids are learning in the classroom. The workbook's lively layout and easy-to-follow explanations make learning fun, interactive, and concrete. Plus it's written to help parents follow and explain key concepts. Includes spelling and vocabulary, parts of speech, reading comprehension, odds and evens, magic squares, multiplication tables, Brain Boxes, and much more.

Writing Skills

Writing Skills
Author: Diana Hanbury King
Publisher: Educators Pub Svc Incorporated
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780838825655

The Advanced Reading-writing Connection

The Advanced Reading-writing Connection
Author: John Langan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2014
Genre: College readers
ISBN: 9781591944263

The Advanced Reading-Writing Connection will help you become a more effective reader and writer. You will learn, in a nutshell, that good readers (1) recognize a main point and (2) recognize the support for that point, and that good writers (1) make a point and (2) support the point.

I Should Be Writing

I Should Be Writing
Author: Mur Lafferty
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2017-08-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1631065637

“Equal parts motivation and inspiration . . . Bite-size, easy-to-read chapters coach new writers through everything from imposter syndrome to writer’s block.” —The Writer I Should Be Writing is everything you’d hope to find in a writing workshop, condensed into one highly effective journal. It’s time to stop dreaming about what you want to write and finally do it! Let award-winning podcaster Mur Lafferty, who in the past has interviewed authors including John Scalzi, Neil Gaiman, Gail Carriger, Adam Christopher, and Kameron Hurley, guide you through the nuts-and-bolts process of honing your craft, including which writing myths to ignore, how to refine your creative process, listening to your inner muse while ignoring your inner bully, and more. This book also contains writing exercises that will help the blossoming writer strengthen the writer’s muscle of writing every day. These include everything from situational writer’s prompts to lists of ideas writers should try to jot down between writing sessions. With this helpful guide, you can make the phrase, “I’ve always wanted to write a story . . .” a thing of the past. Because you should be writing!

Writing Mysteries in the Classroom

Writing Mysteries in the Classroom
Author: Cheryl Garrett
Publisher: PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2007-05
Genre: Creative writing (Elementary education)
ISBN: 159363224X

Students naturally love the thrill of solving crimes and cracking mysteries. Why not allow them to learn to write their own suspenseful stories? Writing Mysteries in the Classroom takes students step-by-step through the process of creating a good mystery story. Lessons include creating believable settings, writing suspenseful plots, detailing a crime scene, implementing mysterious tones and moods, describing suspicious characters, and writing realistic dialogue. Each lesson includes examples for students to follow and contains exercises that allow students to progressively complete their own detective stories. Grades 5-8

Writing Mini-Lessons for Third Grade, Grade 3

Writing Mini-Lessons for Third Grade, Grade 3
Author: Sigmon
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008-08-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1604184892

Learn when and how to teach the Writing block using Writing Mini-Lessons for Third Grade. This 112-page book includes well-designed mini-lessons that help students succeed in their writing. During the Writing block, students write and share each day. They also observe the teacher writing and thinking about writing during the daily writing mini-lesson. This book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.