Drawing on Experience is a writing generator, designed to help non-native students of English develop, practice, and refine writing skills. Drawing on Experience is flexible enough that it can be used in secondary, college, and adult ESOL programs at a wide range of proficiency levels. The pedagogy behind this innovative text uses drawings (which students produce in the text) as the basis for all subsequent writing activities. Broad, interesting chapter themes give students the freedom to be as creative as possible in their writing. This text gives students step-by-step information on the writing process and offers many opportunities for them to further develop their writing skills. Additional Highlights Drawing on Experience uses a non-prescriptive approach to writing that addresses the language skills students already possess when they start the course and provides them a framework from which they can expand their vocabulary and grammar to improve their writing skills. Because of this approach, Drawing on Experience is unique in that it can be used in beginning through intermediate courses. Drawing on Experience takes the creative approach of using student-generated drawings as the springboard for developing ideas, refining topics, and practicing writing skills. Chapters 1-2 of Drawing on Experience take students through a step-by-step journey of the writing process where they learn to explore personal attitudes toward writing as well as more mechanical skills such as finding topic sentences, inserting and deleting material, and so on. Chapters 3-10 are designed to provide students with ample opportunities to practice their eveloping writing skills. Most of these chapters also include a specific writing focus, such as organizing, finding a main point, punctuation, and so on.

Drawing on Experience: The Fundamentals of Good Writing

Root, Christine

Dumicich, John

Literature & Fiction

Mcgraw-Hill College

For Your Information Intro, 1, 2, 3, and 4 feature multi-genre readings from authentic sources. The stimulating, high-interest selections will capture students' imaginations and motivate them to strive for greater comprehension. For Your Information encourages students to move beyond the readings and develop critical thinking skills. The series features: *Thematic units on topics of universal appeal that allow for natural recycling of vocabulary and content. *An exciting and accessible format to give students an authentic experience. *A wide variety of reading skills exercises to help students develop strategies and skills necessary to become competent and independent readers. *Extensive vocabulary skills exercises and games to teach students how to learn new words. *Varied tasks and activities that move gradually away from the text and engage students in the content. *A Reader's Journal at the end of each unit that integrates reading and writing and helps students reflect on what they have read in a nonthreatening format. *Answer Keys for each book.

For Your Information, Intro Level Book

Reference

Blanchard, Karen

English as a Second Language

Pearson ESL

Ready to Write: A First Composition Text, Third Edition

Ready to Write More: From Paragraph to Essay, Second Edition

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Ready to Write 1 , Third Edition, is a revision of Get Ready to Write, the first book in the highly-successful three-book Ready to Write series. The book teaches beginning students the composition skills they need to be successful writers in and out of the classroom. A fresh new design, updated content throughout, and a host of new activities reinforce the approach that has made the Ready to Write series a classroom favorite for more than two decades. Features: <ul>
<li> Updated examples and model paragraphs illustrate organizing elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and signal words. 
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<li> Step-by-step activities guide students in comparing and contrasting, describing, analyzing data, writing test answers, and summarizing. 
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<li> Varied, contextualized writing tasks help students with real-life tasks. 
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<li> Editing and proofreading exercises encourage students to refine their writing skills. 
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<li> New Grammar Guide section presents important grammar points and practice items to boost accuracy. 
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 Ready to Write also includes: Ready to Write 2 Ready to Write 3

Ready to Write 1: A First Composition Text (3rd Edition)

Pearson Education ESL

Ready to Write marks 25 years of this easy-to-teach series, which provides basic writing instruction, dependable strategies, and many opportunities for students to use the composition skills they need to be successful writers in and out of the classroom. A fresh new design, updated content throughout, and a host of new activities reinforce the approach that has made the Ready to Write series a classroom favorite for more than two decades. Features: <ul>
<li> Updated examples and model paragraphs illustrate organizing elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and signal words. </li>
<li> Step-by-step activities guide students in comparing and contrasting, describing, analyzing data, writing test answers, and summarizing. Varied, contextualized writing tasks help students with real-life tasks. </li>
<li> Editing and proofreading exercises encourage students to refine their writing skills. </li>
<li> New! Grammar Guide section presents important grammar points and practice items to boost accuracy. </li> </ul>
 Ready to Write also includes: Ready to Write 1 Ready to Write 3

Ready to Write 2: Perfecting Paragraphs (4th Edition)

A fresh new design, updated content throughout, and a host of new activities reinforce the approach that has made the Ready to Write series a classroom favorite for more than two decades. Features: <ul>
<li> Updated examples and model paragraphs illustrate organizing elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and signal words. </li>
<li> Step-by-step activities guide students in comparing and contrasting, describing, analyzing data, writing test answers, and summarizing. </li>
<li> Varied, contextualized writing tasks help students with real-life tasks. </li>
<li> Editing and proofreading exercises encourage students to refine their writing skills. </li>
<li> New Grammar Guide section presents important grammar points and practice items to boost accuracy. </li> </ul>
 Ready to Write also includes: Ready to Write 1 Ready to Write 2

Ready to Write 3: From Paragraph to Essay (3rd Edition)

Features *Sharpen Your Reading Skills provides explicit instruction as well as extensive practice and recycling. *Be an Active Reader features high-interest readings that allow students to apply their skills. *As You Read activities, including completion of charts, graphs, and outlines, encourage reading with a purpose. *Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills includes word-attack skills ranging from Using a Dictionary to Using Context Clues. *Express Your Ideas and Explore the Web extend and enrich the reading experience. *Read Faster helps build reading fluency and accuracy. *Practice with word parts, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, compound words, and word maps.

Ready to Read Now: A Skills-Based Reader (Student Book)

Pearson/Longman

This student-friendly, three-level series is designed to develop reading and vocabulary skills. Students are actively involved in a step-by-step progression through the skills and strategies that promote reading competency.

Get Ready to Read: A Skills-Based Reader

Ready to Read More: A Skills-Based Reader, by Karen Blanchard and Christine Root, is a part of a three-level series designed to develop reading and vocabulary building skills. In Ready to Read More, high-intermediate students progress step by step through task-based activities that promote reading competency and fluency, leading to academic and test-taking success. Features Sharpen Your Reading Skills provides explicit instruction in reading skills as well as extensive practice and recycling. Be an Active Reader activities encourage reading with a purpose. As You Read features high-interest readings that allow students to apply their skills. Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills includes practice with prefixes, suffixes, compound words, and collocations. Evaluate Your Ideas, Share Your Thoughts, and Explore the Web extend and enrich the reading experience. Go Beyond the Text helps students apply the readings to real-life experiences. The Ready to Read series also includes Get Ready to Read and Ready to Read Now.

Ready to Read More: A Skills-Based Reader

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