Grammar and Writing: Grade Level 8 (Voyages in English 2011) (Volume 8) - Hardcover

Healey IHM MA, Sister Patricia; Kervick IHM MA, Sister Irene; McGuire IHM MA, Sister Anne B.; Saybolt IHM MA, Sister Adrienne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0829428402 ISBN 13: 9780829428407

Publisher: Loyola Press, 2010

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Book Description

Voyages in English 2011  Grades 3–8

Let Your Words Take You Where You Want to Go!
The new 2011 edition of Voyages in English: Grammar and Writing is the result of decades of research and practice by experts in the field of grammar and writing. Responding to the needs of teachers and students, this new edition provides ample opportunities for practice and review to ensure mastery and improved performance on standardized tests.
Preview samples online at www.voyagesinenglish.com/preview

New 2011 features
We’ve taken the best of the past and incorporated
new learning tools for today’s students and the world they live in.

• More exercises in all the components offer more opportunity for review and practice
• Daily maintenance offers quick, daily opportunities to practice grammar concepts previously taught in order to ensure mastery of skills
• Improved assessments include a more thorough testing of topics taught. Grammar and writing assessments are not integrated, providing more flexibility for teachers
• ExamView® Assessment Suite Test Generator CD-ROM allows for 25% more testing questions and flexibility in creating individualized tests
• Integration opportunities are included in the lessons to naturally show the relationship between grammar and writing
• Tech tips and technology opportunities allow   teachers to incorporate technology into lesson plans   and homework assignments
• Online resources provide additional support for teachers and additional practice for students

Student Edition
Developed in a student-friendly manner to engage all learners, the Student Edition provides clear instruction and guided practice in the writing process, the traits of effective writing, and the structure and mechanics of language.
The Student Edition for Grades 3–8 is divided into two parts with integration opportunities throughout the entire program.
Part l: Grammar—The Structure of Language
Each grammar section includes a thorough study of a grammar topic at an age-appropriate yet challenging level. Every section culminates with a review and a challenge exercise. Every grade level includes a section on diagramming.
Part ll: Writing—Written Expression
Each writing chapter is a separate genre study that integrates grammar, word study, and speaking and listening skills in context. A Writer’s Workshop culminates each chapter.
Teacher Edition
Consistent in structure and full of helpful instructional tools, the Teacher Edition offers a straightforward, flexible plan for integrating grammar and writing—or for teaching
separately, if you choose.
The Teacher Edition includes

• Step-by-step lesson plans
• Planning pages
• Background information for grammar   and writing lessons
• Scoring rubrics for teachers and students
• Multiple teaching options

Supplemental Components
Practice Book
The consumable workbook is divided into two parts: grammar and writing. Additional exercises connected to the textbook offer ample review and practice opportunities in grammar and writing skills. Each topic receives at least one page of additional practice, and every writing lesson receives one page of additional practice.
Assessment Book
Effective assessment enables teachers to record progress, differentiate instruction, and challenge students accordingly. These consumable assessment books can be used in a variety of ways.
The variety of assessments include

• Grammar section skills
• Summative grammar skills
• Writing skills
• Writing prompts

ExamView® Assessment Suite Test Generator
The preformatted yet customizable assessments correspond with the Assessment Book and provide an additional 25% new test items for each assessment. With this CD-ROM, teachers can build and administer tests as well as analyze results.
Each grade level CD-ROM provides

• Alignment to key national and state standards
• The ability to save questions in Question Banks for compilation into multiple study guides and assessments
• Wide variety of question-selection methods and question types
• Question-scrambling capability for multiple test versions and secure test conditions
• Multiple test-delivery methods
• Grade assessments through a variety of scanning   methods, track progress, and generate reports
• On-screen help

Voyages in English Online Resources

For Students
Additional opportunities to build and practice grammar and writing skills.

• Interactive games for more practice
• Grammar and Mechanics Handbook for at-home use
• Additional writing activities expand learning

For Teachers
Tools and support to plan and execute lessons.

• Grammar Guides online resource helps you teach grammar clearly, creatively, and confidently www.howtoteachgrammar.com
• Video Tools to effectively implement grammar lessons and writing chapters into your classroom
• Lesson Plan Charts show how to integrate the  grammar and writing sections

Visit www.voyagesinenglish.com to view the additional support resources and practice tools that have been developed for teachers and students!

From the Back Cover

Let your words take you where you want to go.

What would you like to do someday? Invent something amazing? Teach the world new things? Go where nobody has ever gone before? Voyages in English 2011 will give you the mastery of grammar and writing skills that you need in order to reach your highest goals and see your biggest dreams come true. Because whatever you want to do, wherever you want to go, your words will take you there!

Visit www.voyagesinenglish.com to begin your journey today!

Let your words take you where you want to go.

What would you like to do someday? Invent something amazing? Teach the world new things? Go where nobody has ever gone before? Voyages in English 2011 will give you the mastery of grammar and writing skills that you need in order to reach your highest goals and see your biggest dreams come true. Because whatever you want to do, wherever you want to go, your words will take you there!

Visit www.voyagesinenglish.com to begin your journey today!

Edition details

• Publisher: Loyola Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0829428402
• ISBN 13: 9780829428407
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576