Lessons focus on the following skills: Purpose Statements; Developing the Main Idea; Cause and Effect; Compare and Contrast; Define and Explain; Writing Invitations, Notes, and Memos; The Five W’s and an H; Writing Directions; Giving Examples; and more!
Writing with a Purpose <show description>
The first part of each book comprises 14 skill-building lessons that focus on a particular type of writing and provides opportunities for to practice those skills. The lessons review important composition skills and provide opportunities for youngsters to practice those skills. Also included are a Writer’s Checklist and an Editorial Symbols sheet.
The second part of each book comprises 20 writing lessons. Each 2-page lesson is divided into 3 steps: Pre-Writing, Composing, and Revising. There is also a For-More-Fun activity for each lesson to encourage students to think creatively and to share their writings with their classmates and others. A list of additional topics for the particular type of writing is also provided.