Homeschool Bookstore: 6th Grade Writing Skills
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Writing Strands: Challenging Writing Projects for Homeschoolers, Level 3
This group of assignments in the series called Writing Strands is
designed to give homeschooled third level students a grounding in the
very complicated process of giving others their thoughts in written
form. This level is designed for students who, in public school, would
be considered ready for third or even up to seventh grade. Of course,
third and seventh grade students would write much differently, but that
is not a problem. Both can experience learning the skills presented in
this level. It has been designed to be widely applied, for there are
many experiences here that most young writers should have. Scope &
Sequence: Topics covered in this level are following directions
(basic), sentence & paragraph control (basic), rewriting sentences
(basic), description (people), description (people's thoughts),
organization (activities), organization (objects), description
(perspective), story creation (creative), description (organization),
description (actions), narrative events (organization), creative
(narrative). (Grades 3 to 7.) The Evaluating Writing book, a valuable asset to this writing curriculum available below. |
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Evaluating WritingEvaluating Writing is a teacher's guide to evaluating Writing Strands assignments. The manual address some conditions that make hard the teaching of writing: fear and insecurity, motivation, concentration, thinking through ideas, talking about mechanical problems, following directions, not wanting to rewrite, "I don't want to write," proofreading. Also includes common writing problems and how to correct them, using Writing Strands skills in other subjects, appendix, rules for drafting, spelling rules, scope and sequence for Writing Strands and index. Softcover, 96 pages. |
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Wordsmith ApprenticeIn Wordsmith Apprentice, students pretend to be writers for a small-town local newspaper. This introduces an element of imagination that makes the writing projects fun and interesting while reinforcing all the basics, including sentence review, paragraph writing, reporting, comics, opinion writing, and much more. 118 pages spiral-bound, for grade levels 4 to 6 or ages 9 to 12. Additional suggested resources: a thesaurus and a newspaper. |
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99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them GrammarPractical tips and expert advice from an English teacher with more than 25 years of experience! For preschool through high school (and beyond), Leonhardt's invaluable nuggets show you how to teach your children the fundamentals of writing---and make it fun for them. Watch your kids develop into fluent, independent writers! 123 pages, softcover from Random House. |
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Daily Warm-Ups: Daily Edits Level 1Put your students on the path to improved writing and proofreading.
These 180 quick exercises provide regular practice in correcting
sentences and paragraphs by ferreting out misspelled words, grammatical
errors, incorrect capitalization or punctuation, changes in tense,
hyperbole, and more; while reinforcing skills in usage, mechanics,
spelling, and grammar. Includes answer key. Grades 5 to 8. 206
reproducible pages, softcover. |
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Writing, Level 1, Daily Warm-Ups
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Daily Warm-Ups: Journal WritingThe Daily Warm-Ups series is a wonderful way to turn extra classroom minutes into valuable learning time. The 180 quick activities - one for each day of the school year - review, practice, and teach word analogies. These daily activities may be used at the very beginning of class to get students into learning mode, near the end of class to make good educational use of that transitional time, in the middle of class to shift gears between lessons - or whenever else you have minutes that now go unused. In addition to providing students with structure and focus, they are a natural path to other classroom activities involving critical thinking and writing. Daily Warm-Ups are easy-to-use reproducibles - simply photocopy the day's activity and distribute it. Or make a transparency of the activity and project it on the board. You may want to use the activities as a take home assignment to jump start creative writing. Included in this front matter are suggestions for ways students might respond to the quotations. Or you may use your own writing prompts. These writing activities are a wonderful way to get students to explore their own ideas and articulate their thoughts. However you chose to use them, Daily Warm-Ups are a convenient and useful supplement to your regular lesson plans. Make every minute of your class time count! |
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Daily Warm-Ups: PoetryPoetry is to language what the rose is to flora! Excerpts from Shakespeare, Keats, Browning, Whitman, Longfellow, and others introduce your students to the sublime wonders of verse. And when they're not analyzing and appreciating the works of the masters, your students will be learning about poetic devices such as onomatopoeia and personification, and writing their own odes. Help their creativity flower! 180 reproducible pages, softcover. |
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Getting Kids to Write! A Natural Approach to Creative Writing, Grades 4-8Want to "hook" your 8- to 14-year-olds on writing? Engage their imagination and they'll pick up the pen---and the habit! Packed with stimulating starter topics, this teacher-designed resource offers sure-fire strategies for composing fiction and nonfiction; writing samples; and over 30 activities that capitalize on kids' natural desire to express themselves. 112 reproducible pages, softcover from Teaching & Learning Company. |
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Love to Write!Sharpen the creative writing skills of your third to sixth graders! Brimming with fun exercises on such topics as metaphors and similes, limericks, haiku, letters, tall tales, and more, this whimsically illustrated activity book stretches your kids' imagination while teaching them the basics of good writing. Extensive teacher's notes give you additional information, literature references, and vocabulary. 138 reproducible pages, softcover from Teaching & Learning Company. |
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Writing A Country Report: Grades 3-6Help your students complete a research paper on one of the countries of the world. Materials to aid your students in the research phase of report writing, and a step by step format for the creation and construction of their individual reports. Also inluded are ideas for projects to accompany country reports, evaluation of the report experience, and a classroom project sharing activity. |
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Writing Poetry With ChildrenYour 6- to 11-year-olds are naturally creative---so now is the perfect time to introduce them to poetry! You'll be amazed at how they'll "dive right in," embracing the language principles behind couplets, haiku, limericks, shape poems, acrostics, and other art forms. This delightful workbook features step-by-step lessons for three difficulty levels; "how to" charts; examples; illustrations; and 30 reproducible writing forms. 96 perforated pages, softcover from Evan-Moor. |
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Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons, Grades 4-6Teach your kids the power of language and how to use it! This unique handbook helps young wordsmiths flex their creative muscle by shaping words into 36 poetic forms. Complete with guidelines, a definition, an example, and space to compose a poem, each exercise encourages students to examine and polish language, while learning to appreciate the character, flavor, and impact of words. Grades 4 to 6. 112 reproducible pages, softcover from Teaching & Learning Company. |
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Capitalization and Punctuation: Rules and WritingImprove your children's writing skills with this combination handbook/textbook! Students will review sentence essentials, read a new rule and accompanying examples, and apply the rule in exercises. Capitalization topics include openings and closings in letter writing, titles, direct quotations, and more. Punctuation topics feature semicolons, hyphens, italics, exclamation points, parentheses, commas, and others. Grades 4 to 6. 162 pages, softcover from Educators Publishing. |
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Putting It in WritingFriendly letters, school reports, thank-you notes . . . they all require different writing styles, and this easy-to-use reference shows your 9- to 12-year-olds how to write effectively for these and other genres. With practical thought-organizing tips and kids' sample writings, your students also learn how to compose business letters, essays, and more. 144 pages, softcover from Scholastic. |
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Writing for the Real WorldStudents understand assignments better when they learn through real-life experiences. These realistic writing prompts involve personal (autobiographies, journals); school (reports, note-taking, test essays); and work (memos, proposals, newsletters) scenarios to give youngsters hands-on practice with communication skills that will prepare them for the future. Each chapter includes special enrichment activities for those with access to computer and Internet technologies. Grades 5 to 8. 154 reproducible pages, softcover from Instructional Fair. |
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Spectrum Writing, 2007 Edition, Grade 6Spectrum Writing helps young learners improve and strengthen
their writing skills as they learn about main ideas, cause and effect,
comparison and more. Featuring a wide variety of skill and
comprehension buildingactivities, young learners will be more than
adequately prepared for standardized tests and well as increasing
difficulty levels of work. Easy to understand directions make lessons
convenient for both teacher and child, and help to build confidence by
making writing fun. 135 pages with answer key included. |
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Basic Writing Skills Grade 6This book is designed to teach students how to write. It will provide them with the basic skills needed to write good paragraphs through practice with activities such as combining and expanding sentences, proofreading, using figures of speech and using descriptive language. Students will also learn to recognize and write different types of paragraphs and will learn the necessary skills for combining paragraphs into stories, compositions and information reports. |
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