Writing with Skill
- ISBN-10
- 1933339535
- ISBN-13
- 9781933339535
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 550
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-12-20
- Publisher
- Peace Hill Press
- Author
- Susan Wise Bauer
Description
This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques—the imitation and analysis of great writers—with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught: • One- and two-level outlining • Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum • Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry • Researching and documenting source material • First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Features of the program: • Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction • All source material for assignments is provided—no other books are needed • This Student Workbook encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student • Instructor Text (sold separately) provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student's work • First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition
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