Paragraphs for Middle School

Author: Donald Killgallon
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325042688
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Following the success of their Sentence-Composing series and their Grammar: A Sentence-Composing Approach series, Don and Jenny Killgallon present a new series, Paragraphs: A Sentence-Composing Approach. Paragraphs for Middle School: A Sentence-Composing Approach gives students new tools to write mature and varied sentences through imitating models by authors like Louis Sachar, Suzanne Collins, Gary Paulsen, J. R. R. Tolkien, Carl Hiassen, Rick Riordan, J. K. Rowling, and many others. Now, in this worktext, the Killgallons take the approach a step further by teaching students tools authors use to build paragraphs. Using power tools in four places to build better sentences-the opener, the S-V split, the closer, and the mix-and four techniques for building better paragraphs-expanding paragraphs, imitating paragraphs, unscrambling paragraphs, and building paragraphs-students achieve a goal of good writing: elaboration. Through the activities in this book, students: imitate how their favorite authors build sentences and paragraphs eliminate common sentence boundary problems--fragments, run-ons, comma splices learn, practice, and use the tools that foster elaboration in paragraphs. With recognizable authors as their mentors, students build confidence as their writing becomes more meaningful and masterful. Teacher's Booklet -- guidance for teaching with this particular student worktext, including pacing suggestions and answer key FREE TEACHER'S BOOKLET (DOWNLOAD)

Paragraphs for High School

Author: Donald Killgallon
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325042534
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This guide gives students new tools to write mature and varied sentences through imitating models by such authors as John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Maya Angelou, J.D. Salinger, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, and many others.

How to Write a Paragraph, Grades 3-5

Author: Kathleen Christopher Null
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
ISBN: 1576903303
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
An intro to how to write a clear and well organized paragraph. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

100 Writing Starters for Middle School

Author: Ann Bourman
Publisher: Walch Publishing
ISBN: 9780825143502
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Designed for students to practice paragraph writing and simple expository writing.

Political Moments in the Classroom

Author: Margaret Himley
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
Appropriate for educators in all disciplines, Political Moments in the Classroom will have special meaning for teachers of writing and composition, whose classrooms engage directly the dynamics of language and power.

Sentence Composing for Elementary School

Author: Don Killgallon
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
Don Killgallon's signature sentence composing approach to writing is rapidly becoming a part of every effective teacher's repertoire, in middle schools, high schools, and colleges across the country. Thousands of teachers have achieved astonishing results - with students readily writing sentences remarkably similar to those of professional writers. What's more they've discovered that this approach is easy to teach and easy to learn. Now, Don and Jenny Killgallon make these techniques available to elementary teachers with the first-ever worktext in which children learn to write sentences like their favorite authors. Using sentences from more than one hundred popular stories and novels as models, Sentence Composing for Elementary School offers extensive practice in four sentence-manipulating techniques: sentence unscrambling, sentence imitating, sentence combining, and sentence expanding. By playing with hundreds of sentences from selections like Charlotte's Web and the Harry Potter series, children learn to write their own sentences in more effective and interesting ways. At the same time, they improve their reading skills by discovering the story in the sentence. Teachers and students will find this textbook an innovative, creative, and enjoyable alternative to traditional grammar texts aimed at dissecting sentences. Instead, Sentence Composing for Elementary School engages children in learning how to build better sentences.

Paragraphs for Elementary School

Author: Donald Killgallon
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325047942
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Don and Jenny Killgallons' bestselling sentence-composing approach has successfully taught upper-elementary students to write mature and varied sentences through imitating C.S. Lewis, Jerry Spinelli, Suzanne Collins, Gary Paulsen, J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Paolini, Rick Riordan, J. K. Rowling, and many others. Now, in this worktext, the Killgallons take the approach a step further by teaching upper-elementary students to build paragraphs. Using subjects, predicates, and sentence composing tools, students learn and practice what good sentences look like before moving on to imitate strong paragraphs written by established authors -their "fitness trainers in writing." The activities in this worktext help students: learn and use the sentence-composing tools that foster elaboration in paragraphs recognize and imitate how their favorite authors build sentences and paragraphs practice composing paragraphs for different purposes. With well-known and well-loved authors as their mentors, students build confidence as their writing becomes more meaningful and mature. Teacher's Booklet -- guidance for teaching with this particular student worktext, including pacing suggestions and answer key FREE TEACHER'S BOOKLET (DOWNLOAD)

Sentence Composing for High School

Author: Don Killgallon
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Unlike traditional grammar books that emphasize sentence analysis, this worktext asks students to imitate the sentence styles of professional writers, making the sentence composing process enjoyable and challenging.

Getting Started with Middle School Sentence Composing

Author: Donald Killgallon
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325107318
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
"The second book in a series of more accessible sentence-composing books, which can function on its own or as an entry point to the Killgallons' other books"--

Getting Started with Elementary School Sentence Composing

Author: Donald Killgallon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780325092300
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
"Sentence composing provides acrobatic training in sentence dexterity. It uses literature as a writing school with a faculty of professional writers who virtually teach students to build better sentences." - Don and Jenny Killgallon Getting Started with Elementary School Sentence Composing introduces the powerful Sentence-Composing approach at a perfect time - elementary school - to give students a strong foundation in writing. Using real sentences by authors as models, the approach provides practice with four tools that skilled writers use to build strong sentences: Openers to vary sentence beginnings Splits to vary sentence middles Closers to vary sentence endings Mixes to add details in two or three places Along the way, Don and Jenny Killgallon provide support for students, including: Basic sentence training - activities to understand subjects, predicates, and their roles in sentence building Broken sentences - exercises to identify, repair, and avoid fragments Vocabulary scaffolds - "quickshots" to include an immediate, clear definition in context for challenging words