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Essentials in Writing 5 2Ed Combo (DVD & Workbook)

This new 2nd edition includes: DVDs with lesson-by-lesson video instruction, the Student Workbook, a new Teacher Handbook - which provides a basic guide on how to use the program and the answer key for the student worktext.

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Essentials in Writing is a comprehensive program that covers writing and grammar as it directly applies to good writing.  Lessons are taught by Matthew Stephens the author/teacher and are short and to the point.  Students then apply the lessons through the work in their workbook. 

It is recommended that students start this program after they have a good understanding of spelling phonetically. All About Spelling is highly recommended.

Level Five will teach:

• Review sentences types and sentence structure (compound sentences) and address sentence errors (fragment and run on)
• Capitalization rules: beginning of sentences, names, city/state, holidays/countries
• Punctuation rules:  period, question mark, & exclamation point, and comma usage
• Grammar:  subject/predicate (both complete and simple, and compound subjects/predicates), nouns, proper nouns, action verbs, adjectives, pronouns, linking verbs, possessive nouns, subject/verb agreement, adverbs, propositional phrases
• Spelling rules for plural nouns
• Alphabetization
• Parts of a personal letter & Writing a personal letter
• Parts of a paragraph & Writing a paragraph
• Other forms of written communication:  lists/thank you note/invitation/diary entries
• How to choose an appropriate writing form.
• The writing process (prewrite, draft, revise, edit/publish)
• Use the writing process to compose narrative, descriptive, and expository writing in formal paragraphs and informal writing
• Effective writing skills: strong details, transitions, beginning/middle/end concept, logical sequence of events, variety of sentence structure, and use of basic figurative language
• Revision:  word choice (use of a thesaurus), using strong details, a variety of sentence structure in writing, & figurative language when appropriate
• Poetry (text features/end rhyme, free verse and composition)

Author	Matthew Stephens
Product Code	WR183
Publisher	Essentials in Writing
Format	Spiral-bound, Black and White
Grade	5