Böcker av Carol H. Behrman

Here are over 265 reproducible writing process activities that make writing fun for students in grades 4-8. Designed for minimal teacher input, activities are complete with directions written at the level of student understanding to help them master the writing process--pre-writing activities, including brainstorming alone or in groups, speedy writing of a first draft, revisions, and the final copy. Organized into the following eight sections according to types of writing and level of difficulty, these ready-to-use lessons and activities are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" format that opens flat for copying: PLAYING WITH LANGUAGE: 29 activities like Invasion of the Letter Snatchers and Batting Champ guide students into the fun of writing through words, phrases & sentences. PARAGRAPH WRITING: 33 activities, including Outrageous Description and Captain Hook, offer experience in creating paragraphs, using the steps of the writing process. SIMPLE ESSAYS: My Hero and 21st Century Inventions and 40 other activity pages give instruction and practice in composing simple essays. MORE COMPLEX ESSAYS: 42 activities provide more advanced essay subjects and construction, including some business and technical subjects such as Making Better Schools and Music! Music! Music! PERSONAL LETTERS: 30 activities such as A Buddy in Space and News from Home help students enjoy writing simple personal letters. BUSINESS LETTERS: Job applications, letters of complaint, and other activities, 34 in all, such as Radio Station Rock 106 and Summer Cash, give students practice in writing business letters. CREATIVE WRITING: 31 activities with titles like What's Happening? and Irresistible Beginnings provide instruction and practice in writing descriptions, dialogue, characterization, and plots for stories. VARIETY PACK: The final 31 activity pages present a variety of writing activities including journals (Who Am I?), journalism (Chasing the News), poetry (Flower Power), and more. In short, you'll find this innovative resource provides a wealth of stimulating activities to give your students the directed practice they need to learn to write clearly and competently and in a form all ready to copy as many times as you need them for use with individual students, small groups or an entire class!

Gives classroom teachers and language arts specialists an effective tool for addressing the curriculum standards and competencies at the fourth-grade level.

For language arts and English teachers in grades 4-8, here is a unique year-round collection of more than 340 reproducible, writing process activity sheets to help you capitalize on your students' natural interest in holidays and special events while reinforcing your writing skills curriculum and meeting the diverse needs of your students. All of these ready-to-use writing process activities begin with clear, easy-to-follow, student directions and focus on the development of word, sentence and paragraph skills for writing essays, letters, journal articles, and creative writing of various kinds. The activity sheets are conveniently organized into ten monthly sections. September through June, and are printed in a big 8 1/4" * 11" spiral-bound format that folds flat for easy photocopying as many times as needed for individual or group use. Each month includes: *Brief lists of historical events and famous birthdays of the month, such as these two entries for September: September 2, 1945: VJ Day-- Allies and Japan sign World War II surrender agreement on board battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay September 12, 1913: Jesse Owens, American athlete, hero of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin *Monthly table of contents for quick location of appropriate activities, including titles, skills emphasized, and related curricular areas. *More than 30 reproducible writing activity sheets that guide students through the writing process from prewriting (A), to rough draft (B), to final copy (C), like these sample activities for November: Last Leaf on the Tree (paragraph writing) Athletic Words (sentence writing) World Without TV (essay writing) War and Peace (nouns adjectives) Vote for Joe! (journalism) Funnybone Tickling (paragraph writing) A SenseAtive Place (sensory language) Dangerous Journeys (creative writing) You'll find these stimulating, carefully planned writing activities help relate writing to what is going on in students' lives and world at the time of the assignment. Moreover, the clear, student friendly directions make the activities useful or independent as well as teacher-directed lessons.