Brighten Up Boring Beginnings and Other Quick Writing Lessons

Robb, Laura

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10 to 15-Minute Mini-Lessons and Reproducible Activities That Sharpen Students' Writing Skills
One-page mini lessons—perfect for chart paper or overhead lessons—and companion reproducible writing activities, zero in on improving key writing skills. Covers sentence combining, improving leads, using strong verbs, getting rid of clutter, and more.

About the Author: Laura Robb is the Director of Language Arts and Curriculum Coordinator of Powhatan School in Virginia. She conducts ongoing staff development workshops and coaches teachers in grades K-9 in Frederick County, Winchester and Harrisonburg City Schools. Laura also travels across the United States giving seminars for teachers on reading, writing, and thinking across the curriculum. She is the author of Reading Strategies That Work published by Scholastic Teaching Resources, Whole Language, Whole Learners published by William Morrow and has collected two anthologies of poetry: Snuffles and Snouts (Dial) illustrated by Steven Kellogg and Music and Drum (Philomel), illustrated by Deborah Lill. She is currently a regular columnist for Instructor magazine, contributing a column called "The Reading Clinic."

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Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
Publication Date: 1999
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Large Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Nice, clean, tight, unmarked copy. Language arts master Laura Robb helps students become better writers with this collection of mini-lessons and follow-up practice sheets. Communication skills will improve with targeted practice on fixing run-ons, punching up passive sentences, doctoring dialogue, and more. Recommended for "grade 4" and up. Book. Seller Inventory # 021592

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