Learn more Building Writing Skills: Essential Tips & Techniques
This 88-page book teaches students techniques to strengthen their writing.
In order to express thoughts clearly and precisely to make writing come alive, the students will:
Use vivid verbs, specific nouns, and strong adjectives
Spot unnecessary adjectives and adverbs
Recognize and correct pronoun antecedent confusion
Use the active voice rather than the passive voice
Be careful of qualifiers
Correct issues with point of view
Show, not tell Use sensory details to write more interesting sentences that make writing flow in a logical manner, the students will:
Vary sentence types: simple, compound, and complex Vary sentence beginnings Use effective transition words and phrases
Use appositives to add meaning to sentences
Recommended for grades 6 and up.
Series: Building Writing Skills (Book 3)
Paperback: 88 pages
Publisher: The Critical Thinking Co.
Recommended for grades 6 and up. See also #6983, 5013.
