A new series on teaching writing, from the author of The Well-Trained Mind. In Writing with Ease, Susan Wise Bauer lays out an alternative plan for teaching writing, one that combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing instruction with innovative new educational methods. The workbooks provide lessons, student worksheets, and teacher instructions for every day of writing instruction. Each covers one year of study. Used along with Writing with Ease, Level Two (second in a planned four-volume set) complete the elementary-grade writing curriculum.
A revised and improved edition of the best-selling elementary writing handbook, from the author of The Well-Trained Mind Susan Wise Bauer lays out a plan for teaching writing that combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing ...
[Week 19] Strickland, Agnes. Life of Mary, Queen of Scots, Vol. 1. London: George Bell and Sons, 1888. [Week 17] Symonds, John Addington. ... New York: D. Appleton, 1902. [Week 19] Timbs, John. Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.
You can do this by putting two phrases in the same sentence (for example, “Tom Sawyer didn't want to go to school” and “Decided to pretend his sore toe hurt” could be combined into “Tom Sawyer didn't want to go to school, ...
Offers scripted lessons for first grade teachers to help young students' develop language ability using narration, copywork, and other classical techniques.
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Tell the student that today's dictation sentence is from A Child's Story of America by three authors: Michael J. McHugh, Charles Morris, and Edward J. Shewan. Dictate the following sentence to the student two times.
But not so with writing. It's common to get stuck on a writing project before putting even one word on paper. But take courage: this book shows you how to avoid writer's block.
This practical book shows teachers in all subject areas how to meet the Common Core State Standards and make writing come alive in the classroom.
Writing With Skill combines time-tested classical techniques-the limitation and analysis of great writers-with innovative contemporary insights.
William Bayard Hale, Woodrow Wilson: The Story of His Life (New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1912). Mr. Wilson is of good height, sturdily built, with square shoulders; he stands erect and on his feet. If you want mannerisms, ...