Advancing Writing Skills: A Guide to Authentic Writing

When students are ready to fine-tune their writing, reach for this practical, well-organized text. Guided lessons include information on writing techniques, samples, and assignments. Topics include: finding subjects to write about, developing an effective beginning and ending, using detail to develop ideas, writing in the content areas, deciding on purpose and audience, revising and more. Lesson formats include: group lessons, working with a partner, and individual work.The goal is to help students develop more sophisticated approaches to writing. Useful in a writers' workshop or a writing lab setting, this text is packed with lessons to make students' writing skills shine.This book is for more advanced writers. For younger students, see Beginning Writing Lab. For writers needing more guidance, see Writing Lab.Grades 5-8