Just Write Book 2, for 3rd graders, has a little different format. It begins with some basic sentence, paragraph, and word skills, then with actually composing a story. Chapter 1 concentrates on the sentence and sentence construction. It reviews the basics of capitalization and punctuation then continues into subjects and predicates, parts of speech (adjectives and adverbs), adding detail, and combining sentences. Chapter 2 studies paragraph construction - much like the first level, only in more depth. Chapter 3 is essentially a review of topics covered in Chapter 7 of Just Write Book 1. Story writing begins in Chapter 4 which covers the same topics as in Level 1 and introduces dialogue and point of view. The last chapter covers editing and publishing. Both levels include some resource pages (story maps, webs, etc) in a Resource Materials chapter at the end. Because all material is reviewed in level 2, it is not necessary to use Level 1 first.
Just Write Book 2
Description
The Just Write program helps students become confident, expressive writers. This classroom-tested resource guides students through the writing process from initial idea to final edited and published narrative.
PRODUCT FEATURES- Just Write workbooks help students become confident and expressive writers through fun exercises, engaging text, and kid-friendly examples
- Book 2 presents capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and other grammatical rules yet simultaneously encourages students to start writing without any worry for such
- Dialogue and point of view are introduced, and editing and publishing are also covered
- Later chapters in this book focus on character and setting development and the use of creative, interesting details
- Just Write Books cover 9 weeks of lessons for Grade 2 to 3 writers and is useful for in-class work, homeschooling, or at-home learning
Just Write focuses on story writing and teaches many of the elements and strategies of writing to beginners. It’s a great program for teaching younger children to write and increase their success and pride in writing. Too often at this age students are given assignments to write stories or narratives with very little preparation or specific advice on how to accomplish this. This course is an effective method for teaching younger children to write, especially since there are not many programs that exist for this grade level.
Book 1 begins with planning a story and learning about story elements. It focuses on pre-writing activities, processes involved in writing the story, capitalization, basic punctuation, using one’s senses to create more vivid writing, exploring the paragraph, expanding sentences, being selective with words, editing, choosing a title, and publishing. These chapters vary in length and include definitions of concepts, models, and interesting exercises for student practice.
Book 2 has a slightly different format. It begins with some basic sentence, paragraph, and word skills, then proceeds to composing a story.
Book 3 takes students through the four writing styles necessary in school and in life.
The Teacher’s Guides provide specific teaching instructions, additional resource suggestions, an answer key, and some blackline masters.
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 3 |
| Brand: | Educators Publishing Service |
| ISBN: | 9780838826270 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.8 |
| Edition: | Student Manual |
| Publication Date: | 1/2/2013 |