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Be a Better Writer: For School, For Fun, For Anyone Ages 10-15 (The Be a Better Writer Series) - Softcover

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One Book for All Kinds of Writers and All Kinds of Writing

Whether you’re writing essays for school or fiction for fun, this book helps you be a better writer.

For School...
Improve your grades with techniques like the What-Why-How and Content-Purpose-Audience strategies that clarify your thinking and strengthen logical arguments on tests, in essays, and on research reports. Use Sentence Patterns and the Plain English for Handy Analysis approach to improve your grammar without having to learn grammar rules. Get your work done faster, develop more confidence, bring home better report cards, and score higher on state tests.

For Fun...
Improve your creative writing by using The Five Facts of Fiction to dream up compelling characters and powerful plot lines that keep your readers reading from beginning to end. Produce rich description with the Tell-Show strategy. Render your ideas in well-chosen words and smooth-sounding sentences. Find your voice and translate your passion to the page so your readers feel it, too.

For Anyone...
You have a voice the world wants to hear. You have stories to tell, real and imagined, that readers can’t wait to read. You have things to say that will change the way people think and feel, and that will shape the way they look at life after seeing it through your eyes. Don’t keep your readers waiting; give them things to read. Don’t wait for someone to discover you; discover yourself. Don’t wait to be a better writer; be a better writer now!

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About the Author

Steve Peha has been writing about writing for over 20 years. He has worked with thousands of writers, young and not-so-young, through Teaching That Makes Sense, the company he founded in 1995 to provide high-quality educational training and innovative learning materials. In 2007, he won the Independent Publishers Award Gold Medal in Young Adult Nonfiction for the first edition of Be a Better Writer.

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KIRKUS REVIEWAs one would hope, Peha's fluid, engaging prose zips across the page. The book is calibrated to a teen audience not just in the direct, conversational nature of the prose, but also in the busy, eye-catching way that it is organized. More impressive still is the content, which dives deep into the minutiae of writing to make sure that the reader truly understands not just what structures are operating, but how and why they function. One suggested activity is crafting a passage with no punctuation to force the student to choose words that will communicate their meaning even in the absence of periods and commas. This combination of out-of-the-box thinking and the traditional tactics of composition makes Peha's work a solid choice for any teen attempting to get a handle on that big, mysterious practice known as writing. Be a Better Writer is an innovative and accessible writing guide for students.--Kirkus Reviews

WINNER OF A PARENTS' CHOICE RECOMMENDED AWARD
"The breadth of the material is impressive. There are detailed chapters on paper and essay writing, which include practical tips on how to begin, organizing thoughts, and proceeding methodically to an end. Often, the greatest challenge of any writing task is the blank page. These authors dismiss the fear and replace it with friendly, easy-to-manage steps. There's plenty to offer all students at all levels--whether they want to pursue a career in writing, or write stronger papers, or just communicate better in general. The message throughout the book is that writing isn't so hard - anyone can do it, and anyone can get better."--Teresa DiFalco, award-winning writer and contributing editor for Parents' Choice

WINNER OF THE 2016 BEST BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION
"With Be a Better Writer you can improve your creative writing by using The Five Facts of Fiction to dream up compelling characters and powerful plot lines that keep your readers reading from beginning to end. Produce rich description with the Tell-Show strategy. Render your ideas in well-chosen words and smooth-sounding sentences. Find your voice and translate your passion to the page so your readers feel it, too."--USA Book News

FROM A TEEN INK EDITOR'S CHOICE REVIEW
"Be a Better Writer is truly a great guide to writing, one that can be referenced and dog-eared during hundreds of writing sessions. It's broad: it instructs on informational writing and fiction, and the techniques provided are applicable in all genres and writing styles. Topics range from grammar rules to organization tactics to giving a work personality. Storytellers will especially love the last chapter, which discusses plot twists, character development, and other things crucial to fiction writing. Be a Better Writer is accessible to everyone: even teachers, parents, and older aspiring writers (like me!) can benefit from what's inside. Reading this book provided me with new techniques, refined existing strategies, and led me to exciting topics. As I practice these skills, I'll do exactly what the cover promises and grow into the best writer I can be. Be a Better Writer will do the same for you.--Madison Shumway, student, Teen Ink

FROM THE CREATOR OF THE SIX TRAIT WRITING MODEL
"The underlying purpose of a resource like this should be to answer questions real writers, especially students, ask most: What should I write about? Where can I get ideas? How do I begin? How do I end? What's a detail? How do I organize all this information I dug up in my research? Who the heck will read this and what do they care about? How do I make my writing sound more like me? This book answers every one of these questions, and countless others--and does so in a way that makes the information entertaining as well as easy to understand and recall. It's not a lecture; it's a conversation."--Vicki Spandel, author of more than 40 books on writing instruction and founder of Six Trait Gurus

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  • PublisherTeaching That Makes Sense
  • Publication date2016
  • ISBN 10 0997283106
  • ISBN 13 9780997283105
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages376
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