Writing Well Grade 7. A Guide For Proper Writing Technique

MILLIKEN EMP3458i Writing Well A Guide for Proper Writing Technique Milliken Publishing Company Grade 7 Writing Well/7 by Georgia Archibald Writing Well/7 Overview A Guide for Proper Writing Technique This book is designed to be used in conjunction with most English texts. The pages are arranged in a sequence that follows concepts that have been presented previously, but they may be used individually in any order which best meets the needs of the class. The author suggests that the teacher review each page before using it in order to assess its appropriateness. Most pages review or reinforce particular concepts. Features The activities lend themselves to extension, homework, whole-class review, or extra credit assignments. All pages provides opportunities for using basic rules of grammar and punctuation. Rules are reviewed in the context of writing activities. Editor Lisa Marty Cover Illustration Art Kirchhoff Illustrations Joyce Yarbrough Layout Design Jon Davis Permission to reproduce pages extends only to the teacher-purchaser for individual classroom use, not to exceed in any event more than one copy per pupil in a course. The reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system or for commercial use is strictly prohibited. Contents The Student Editor Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You, the Proofreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Words Words With Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Words With Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Er and Est Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Comparative Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . Descriptive Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figurative Language: Metaphors and Similes . . . . . Figurative Language: Personification and Hyperbole Trouble Word Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sentences Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compound Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Complex Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expanding With Prepositional Phrases . . . . . . . . . Run-On Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paragraphs Paragraph Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The News Article: Five Ws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facts and Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Descriptive Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editorial Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Forms Business Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friendly Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitions in Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interviews and Feature Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tall Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . .4 . .5 . .6 . .7 . .8 . .9 .10 .11 .12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 .14 .15 .16 .17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 .19 .20 .21 .22 .23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 .25 .26 .27 .28 i Copyright©2001 by Milliken Publishing Company.All rights reserved. MP3458 Writing Well Teaching Guide This book offers a dual approach to the teaching of writing. It acknowledges that writing can be viewed in parts: words, sentences, paragraphs, etc. However, this book also supp