Offers tips on enlivening writing with vivid images, smoothing out sentences, silencing the dull passive voice, and adding rhythm to writing as well as demonstrating how to create a template that students can use when writing research papers for all subjects. In addition, web site references are cited throughout the text and brain ticklers (short quizzes) appear throughout the book with an answer key.

"This step-by-step approach helps you learn the rules of grammar quickly and easily"--

Contains advice for teachers about how to teach children the basic techniques used in writing while still keeping the child interested in it.

Teach young readers what simple and complex sentences are, and help them understand the uses of each. Age-appropriate examples make concepts clearer.

Do you dread writing notes to say "Thank you," "I'm sorry," or "Congratulations"? When's the last time you sent a handwritten letter to a faraway friend, just to catch up? What should you write to a grieving friend or colleague? How do you let friends know you're getting a divorce? As our lives get busier and faster-paced, the old-fashioned art of personal correspondence is becoming sadly lost. In this upbeat, wise, and witty guide, journalist...

"Both practical and inspiring, Allyn offers the Five Keys to help kids WRITE: Word power, Ritual, Independence, Time, and Environment, as well as the Writer's Ladder, which helps parents understand and guide their child's writing through each development stage. But at the heart of the book are Allyn's imaginative prompts, which will ignite the fire of writing in any child."--Page 4 of cover.

Watch Mark Overmeyer as he conducts six individual writing conferences and one group conference with students in grades three and five. Mark describes how he uses conferences to meet the needs of all writers, including beginning English language learners, advanced students and students who struggle to develop ideas when they write. A bonus section includes a peer conference, in which Mark comments on how to help students support each other. In each...

"This book helps readers learn how to write letters"--

"This book teaches readers how to write a report"--