Manos, Keith T.

Writing Smarter! : Over 100 Step-By-Step Lessons with Reproducible Activity Sheets to Build Writing Proficiency in Grades 7-12

About This Resource vii Section 1 Orientation 1(22) Lessons: 1 Grading and Evaluation 2(6) Positive / Negative Reactions 5(1) Grading / Evaluation Policy 6(1) Sample Note-taking 7(1) Teamwork and Writing 8(4) Keys to Cooperative Learning 10(1) Teammate Interview 11(1) Thinking Skills and Writing 12(4) Thinking Skills 14(1) Unrelated Items Assignment 15(1) Writing Portfolio 16(7) English---Markings for Purpose of Revising 19(3) Writing Chart Criteria 20(1) Writing Chart Terms 21(1) Parent Letter 22(1) Section 2 Description 23(48) Lessons: 5 Standard vs. Nonstandard English 24(4) The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good 27(1) Concrete Nouns vs. Abstract Nouns 28(3) Descriptive Essay 30(1) Analyzing Adjectives 31(3) Creative Adjective-Noun Combinations 33(1) Sight Language 34(2) ``What Do You See?'' 35(1) Touch Language 36(3) Adverbs and the Sense of Touch 38(1) Smell Language 39(3) ``What Smells?'' 40(1) Smells, Smells, Smells 41(1) Taste Language 42(2) ``What Does It Taste Like?'' 43(1) Sound Language 44(3) ``What Does It Sound Like?'' 46(1) Strong Verbs 47(3) The Strongest Verbs 49(1) Verb Usage 50(3) Verb Usage Quiz 52(1) Prepositional Phrases 53(4) Prepositions and Professionals 55(1) Sentence Combining with Prepositional Phrases 56(1) The Descriptive Essay 57(3) Descriptive Essay Possibilities 59(1) Conjunctions 60(3) Using Conjunctions 61(1) Crazy Conjunction Usage 62(1) Peer Editing 63(3) Peer Editing for Description 65(1) Pronouns 66(5) A Paragraph on Leadership 68(1) Pronouns and the Cafeteria 69(1) The Pronoun You 70(1) Section 3 Character Sketch 71(20) Lessons: 20 What Is a Character Sketch? 72(5) Jorge Gonzales 74(1) Scenarios for Character Sketches 75(1) Character Sketch---Extended Activities 76(1) Description, Characterization, and Caricatures 77(5) Sample Character Sketch---Modaki Czeressaborn 79(1) Caricatures 80(1) Showing vs. Telling 81(1) Figurative Language and Appositives 82(4) Allusions, Metaphors, and Similes 84(1) Figurative Language from the Professionals 85(1) Prewriting into Paragraphs 86(3) Character Sketch Evaluation 88(1) Peer Editing---Character Sketch 89(2) Editing---The Character Sketch 90(1) Section 4 Sentence Structure 91(42) Lessons: 25 What Is a Good Sentence? 93(4) Definitions of Sentences 95(1) Sentence Expansion 96(1) Expanding the Sentence Core 97(4) Writing Complex Sentences 100(1) Variety in Sentences 101(4) Constructing and Deconstructing Sentences 102(1) ``At the Foul Line'' 103(1) Sentence Tension 104(1) Simple, Compound, and Complex 105(4) Sentence Challenges 106(1) Examples for Simple, Compound and Complex 107(1) Create Complex Sentences 108(1) Emphasis and Variety 109(6) Jumbled Sentences 112(1) Emphasis in Sentences 113(1) Sentence Chart 114(1) Verbals and Variety 115(3) Introducing Verbals 117(1) Mastering Verbals 118(3) Understanding Participles 120(1) The Run-on 121(3) Run-on Sentences? 123(1) Economy in Sentences 124(3) Economical Sentences 126(1) Sentence Review 127(6) Analyzing Sentences 129(1) Mastery of Sentence Structure 130(3) Section 5 Personal Narrative 133(14) Lessons: 35 What Is a Personal Narrative? 134(3) Past Events 135(1) When and How and Why? 136(1) Experience and Emotion 137(4) Types of Personal Narratives 139(1) Events and Emotions 140(1) Description and Mood 141(4) Events 142(1) How Description Creates Mood 143(1) Sample Personal Narrative---``The Autograph'' 144(1) Drafting the Personal Narrative 145(2) Evaluating the Personal Narrative 146(1) Section 6 Persuasion 147(34) Lessons: 39 Opinions and Persuasive Language 148(3) Persuasion and Precise Language 151(4) The Language of Arguments 154(1) Supporting Your Opinion 155(3) Sample Persuasive Essay---``Drugs'' 157(1) Arguments, Opinions, and Outcomes 158(2) Dangerous Language 160(5) Persuasive Essay Topics 162(2) Essay Contests 164(1) Developing a Thesis, Introduction, and Conclusion 165(4) Writing a Thesis Statement 166(1) Types of Introductions 167(1) Types of Conclusions 168(1) Coherence in the Persuasive Essay 169(5) Sample Persuasive Essays---``New Year's Resolutions'' and ``Motivation'' 171, 172(173) Coherence? 173(1) Writing with Style 174(4) Guidelines for Developing a Personal Writing Style 176(1) What Is the Writing Style? 177(1) Peer Editing---Persuasive Essay 178(3) Persuasive Essay Evaluation Form 179(2) Section 7 Research 181(44) Lessons: 48 Perception vs. Reality 182(5) Cultural Awareness Survey #1 185(1) Cultural Awareness Survey #2 186(1) Labels, Names, and Groups 187(2) What Is Research? 189(5) What Is Research? 192(1) Facts and Sources 193(1) Topic and Audience 194(7) Prompts for Selecting a Topic for the Research Essay 196(1) Cultural Awareness Research Essay Project 197(2) Research Essay Checklist 199(2) Topic, Thesis, and Introduction 201(4) Thesis Statements 203(1) What Is an Effective Introduction? 204(1) Bibliography 205(3) Sample Bibliography 207(1) Notes and Numbers---Gathering Research 208(6) To Quote or to Paraphrase---That Is the Question 210(1) Taking Notes from a Source 211(1) Q & A Guidelines for Researching and Documentation 212(2) Outlining 214(8) Organizing and Categorizing 216(1) Sample Outline---``A Visit to Cleveland'' 217(1) Outlining---Key Points 218(2) Types of Outlines 220(2) Outline to First Draft 222(1) Peer Editing the Research Essay 223(2) Research Essay Final Copy Evaluation Form 224(1) Section 8 Interviews 225(28) Lessons: 58 Celebrities, Idols, and Heroes 226(4) Interviewing Celebrities 228(1) Magazines and Interviews 229(1) Successful Interviews 230(3) Guidelines for Successful Interviewing 232(1) Types of Interview Questions 233(4) Types of Questions for Interviews 235(1) Sample Interview 236(1) Guidelines for Interviews 237(3) Handling the Interviewee---Ten Suggestions 239(1) Talk Show 240(1) Direct Quote vs. Paraphrase 241(3) Paraphrasing 243(1) Articles 244(3) Marc Robinson---Varsity Basketball Player 245(1) Interview Article Checklist 246(1) Describing the Interviewee 247(2) Psychology and Description 248(1) Peer Editing and Publishing---Interview Article 249(2) Guest Speaker 251(2) Section 9 The News 253(26) Lessons: 68 What's New(s) Today? 254(4) What Do You Know About News? 256(1) Headlines 257(1) The Five W's 258(4) Identifying the Five W's 260(1) ``Storms Assault Southwest'' 261(1) Facts vs. Opinions in the News 262(2) Our Right to Privacy 264(5) Privacy and the Press 266(1) Quotes on Privacy 267(1) Libel Cases 268(1) Guest Speaker 269(1) Drafting the News Article 270(1) Peer Editing---News Articles 271(1) Class Newspaper 272(3) What Is News? 275(4) News Trivia 276(3) Section 10 Writing Letters 279(30) Lessons: 76 Why Write Letters? 280(5) Survey on Letter Writing #1 282(1) Letter Trivia 283(1) Letter from a Senior 284(1) Letters and History 285(3) Famous Letters 286(1) History of the Postal Service 287(1) Parts of a Letter 288(7) Survey on Letter Writing #2 291(1) Guidelines for Letter Writing 292(1) William Armore Letter #1 293(1) William Armore Letter #2 294(1) Consumer Mail 295(2) Diction in Letters 297(2) Letter to the Editor 299(1) Letter of Application 300(2) Personal Letters 302(3) What Do You Know About Personal Letters? 304(1) Letter Writing Projects and Peer Editing 305(4) Letter Writing Projects 306(1) Review Questions on Letter Writing 307(2) Section 11 Short Fiction 309(32) Lessons: 85 Stories Begin with Characters 310(2) Fiction Is Lying 312(4) Playing with the Truth 314(1) What If? 315(1) Characters and Plots 316(3) Types of Characters 318(1) Conflict, Climax, and Resolution 319(5) ``Morgan's Revenge'' 320(2) Types of Conflicts 322(2) What Does a Story Look Like? 324(3) What Happens Next? 326(1) Setting 327(3) ``The Journey'' 329(1) Dialogue 330(4) What Did They Say? 332(1) Dialogue and Dialect 333(1) Guest Speaker 334(1) From Start to Finish 335(2) Peer Editing---Fiction 337(4) Peer Editing---Fiction 339(1) Submitting Fiction for Publication 340(1) Section 12 Poetry 341(34) Lessons: 95 The Popularity of Poetry 342(4) The Popularity of Poetry 344(1) Quotes About Poetry 345(1) The Benefits of Poetry 346(3) Poetry and History 348(1) Poetic Language 349(5) Strong Lines 351(1) Cliches---What Do They Mean? 352(2) Rhyme and Rhythm 354(3) Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry 356(1) Gimmick Poems 357(3) Formula Poems 358(2) Imagery 360(3) Imagery in Poetry 362(1) Figurative Language 363(2) Figurative Language and Poetry 364(1) Guest Speaker 365(1) Peer Editing---Poetry 366(3) Submitting Poetry for Publication 367(2) Special Poems 369(2) Couplets, Haiku, and Limericks 370(1) Poetry Techniques 371(4) Poetry---True / False Survey 373(2) Section 13 Peer Editing 375(12) Five Minute Prompts (Energizers) for Introducing Peer Editing 377(10) Peer Editing Guidelines 381(4) Peer Editing Checklist #1 382(1) Peer Editing Checklist #2 383(1) Peer Editing Checklist #3 384(1) Peer Editing Model---``Helping'' 385(2) Appendix 387 Answer Keys 389 Guidelines for Writing Compositions 399 Teacher's Checklist for Writing Assignments 400