Easy Writing: Teaching Students How to Write Complex Sentence Structures
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Easy Writing: Teaching Students How to Write Complex Sentence Structures

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ISBN: 9780936981086
Grades: 1-12

Product Description:

We already have lots of writing programs in our catalog, so why add Easy Writing? Because this book focuses not so much on what to say, but how to say it. Most of the writing programs concentrate on sentence content; this product is concerned with sentence structure. And it's not the same as grammar; identifying grammatical constructs in someone else's writing is different than composing good sentences of your own. Those of you who have used Easy Grammar know that those books are light on instruction and heavy on practice; not so here. This book offers a good balance of instruction, examples and practice. Another difference is that the role of the teacher is stressed more here.

The program contains eight units: items in a series, semicolons, appositives, present participial phrases, past participial phrases, having + past participles, subordinate clauses, and relative clauses. Each unit is taught at two levels: level 1 (lower and upper elementary level) gives the easier examples; level 2 (for junior high and high school) contains the more complex. For each unit, determine the best starting point for your student. Some concepts, such as items in a series, may already be familiar to a student while others may be brand new. For each lesson, instruction is given first, followed by examples, then practice exercises. Coverage of each topic seems adequate to get the idea across. Answer key is provided in the book.

Category Description for Grammar with a Writing Emphasis:

These materials focus on grammar but also include some writinginstruction.




Primary Subject
English/Writing
Grade Start
1
Grade End
12
ISBN
9780936981086
Binding
Paper Text
Pages
469
Language
English
Ages
9 to 17
Audience
Juvenile
Author
Wanda C. Phillips
Format
Softcover Book
Brand Name
ISHA Enterprises
Weight
2.5 (lbs.)
Dimensions
11.0" x 8.5" x 1.0"
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Required by teacher
Heather N on Aug 19, 2020
I really liked Easy Grammar, and needed something for writing.
Debbie P on Jul 30, 2020
Required by teacher
Heather N on Aug 19, 2020
Looks good!
Kevin D on Aug 15, 2020
I really liked Easy Grammar, and needed something for writing.
Debbie P on Jul 30, 2020
To help my 13 year old daughter grow in her love for writing.
Carmen G on Jul 14, 2020
Easy Writing looked like a good resource to help my child who uses American Sign Language to learn how to structure sentences in English.
Becky F on Apr 28, 2020
I used a older copy years ago and it is simple.
User on Apr 17, 2020
The Easy Grammar was a good fit, so I thought I'd try this one.
APRIL H on Mar 29, 2020
My son needs help with sentence structure, and this is the only product on the market addressing the topic.
Nadeen C on Sep 15, 2018
Because I needed something for my son to learn sentence structure and the Homeschool consultant suggested it
User on Jun 8, 2018
This book was recommended by the Grammar Revolution website, so I ordered it to help me teach grammar to my class of homeschool students. I hope that it will have some good sample sentences to use in class.
Lisa R on Mar 13, 2018
Looking forward to no more hassles for teaching writing.
Sharon G on Jul 9, 2017
We've used EG for years and want to concentrate on Writing next year. Our son has high function Autism and I'm sure EW will help with his words and creative thoughts.
karen p on Apr 26, 2017
I needed materials to help my special education students develop and use better sentences and use of grammar concepts.
Donna S on Oct 30, 2016
My daughter needs help with creating complex sentences in her writing. We already use and love Easy Grammar Plus and Daily Grams, so this is a perfect compliment to that learning system. Can't wait to get it in!
Lori T on Oct 9, 2016
Looks good!
Kevin D on Aug 15, 2020
To help my 13 year old daughter grow in her love for writing.
Carmen G on Jul 14, 2020
Is this book for teacher only? Does the student work in a composition book, or is the book consumable?
A shopper on May 18, 2018
BEST ANSWER: This book is for the teacher and student. There are pages that say "Effective Teaching" which are pages that supply strategies on how to explain a concept. This book is consumable. Easy Writing does not have a spiral method. Every chapter is taught independently. But, you don't have to teach one chapter at a time. I skipped around from section to section so my student would not forget the concepts she learned.
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Easy Writing
Great resource to fine tune middle school writing skills.
August 14, 2020
Purchased
 2 months ago
Practice makes perfect
As advertised, this text teaches students how to write complex sentence structures. Its lessons are slow-paced, repetitive yet highly effective, and pair well with Saxon Grammar and Writing.
October 27, 2018
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
great addition to ELA program 1
My daughter aced her SAT10 level 8 exam with help from this series. This makes a great addition to a comprehensive ELA curriculum.
May 7, 2018
Purchased
 over 3 years ago

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