Paragraph Writing - Softcover

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557996083 ISBN 13: 9781557996084

Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 1990

Synopsis

Get students to love the thrill of writing with Paragraph Writing Grades 2 to 4 from Evan-Moor. This print teacher reproducible will become an instant go-to resource for writing instruction. Based on the six traits of writing, it offers practice in different writing forms, including narrative, descriptive, how-to, compare and contrast paragraphs and more. Paragraph Writing provides multi-leveled activities that cultivate strong writers; teaching how to form, research and write interesting, descriptive and informative paragraphs. Laments about not knowing what to write will be a thing of the past with this excellent elementary writing resource.

Give your students the structured practice and instruction they need to become strong writers without losing the creative spirit that makes writing fun!

Paragraph Writing is jam-packed with activities that provide students with practice writing narrative, descriptive, how-to, and compare and contrast paragraphs. From writing forms to web diagrams, there are a variety of activities to support students' varied learning levels, styles, and interests. And with resources such as transparencies and a trait-based writing guide, you have everything you need to provide students with motivating writing practice!

You'll love Paragraph Writing because it:
-supports 6-Trait writing. Activities build skills in each trait -- voice, organization, word choice, conventions, ideas, and sentence fluency. And a trait-based writing guide at the beginning of the book makes it easy to see exactly which skills are being developed.
-contains multiple lessons at varied difficulty levels. Help differentiate instruction in your classroom using lessons that fit all of your students' needs.
-introduces students to important paragraph writing skills. From topic sentences and supporting details, to using an outline or web diagram -- it's all covered.
-integrates writing across the curriculum. Writing forms and prompts provide opportunities for students to practice their writing skills in science, social studies, and math.
-inspires reluctant writers. Motivating topics and delightful illustrations make writing fun!
-is correlated to state standards.

Watch students progress as they hone their writing skills through a variety of activities:
Part I: Parts of a Paragraph
-Students learn about main idea, topic sentences, and supporting details through guided and independent practice activities.

Part II: Paragraph Forms
-Students use scaffolded forms to organize information into narrative, descriptive, how-to, and compare/contrast paragraphs.

Part III: Planning Paragraphs Using a Web
-Students practice organizing sentences within paragraphs and paragraphs within reports while using webs.

Part IV: Planning Paragraphs Using an Outline
-Students practice organizing more advanced paragraphs and reports while using outlines.

Part V: Paragraph Writing Center
-Students reinforce writing skills and concepts through engaging writing center activities.

Part VI: Paragraph Writing Across the Curriculum
-Suggestions and writing forms help you integrate writing into every curriculum area. Students practice writing different kinds of paragraphs on science, social studies, and math topics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 1557996083
• ISBN 13: 9781557996084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80