Overview
Provides a handbook on writing, including how to build paragraphs, build essays, journal writing, poetry writing, and writing techniques.
The process of writing: Getting started --
Prewriting and drafting --
Revising and editing --
Building paragraphs and essays --
Improving your writing skills --
The forms of writing: Personal writing --
Subject writing --
Report writing --
Story and play writing --
Poetry writing --
The tools of learning: Finding information --
Reading and spelling skills --
Speaking, viewing, and listening skills --
Thinking skills --
Learning skills. Proofreader's guide: Marking punctuation --
Editing for mechanics --
Checking your spelling --
Using the right word --
Understanding sentences --
Understanding our language --
Student almanac: Using language --
Exploring science --
Improving math skills --
Using maps --
Making history.
The process of writing: Getting started --
Prewriting and drafting --
Revising and editing --
Building paragraphs and essays --
Improving your writing skills --
The forms of writing: Personal writing --
Subject writing --
Report writing --
Story and play writing --
Poetry writing --
The tools of learning: Finding information --
Reading and spelling skills --
Speaking, viewing, and listening skills --
Thinking skills --
Learning skills. Proofreader's guide: Marking punctuation --
Editing for mechanics --
Checking your spelling --
Using the right word --
Understanding sentences --
Understanding our language --
Student almanac: Using language --
Exploring science --
Improving math skills --
Using maps --
Making history.