Advancing Writing Skills - A Guide to Authentic Writing

When students are ready to fine tune their writing and use written language as a way to communicate their personal experiences, reach for this well-organized text. Guided lessons include information on writing techniques, samples and assignments. Topics include finding topics to write about, developing an effective beginning and ending, using detail to develop ideas, writing in the content areas, revising and more. Useful in a writers' workshop or a writing lab setting, this text is packed with lessons to make students' writing skills shine. Grades 5-8.