Easy Writing: Teaching Students How to Write Complex Sentence Structures

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ISBN:	9780936981086
Grades:	1-12

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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.

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Primary Subject

English/Writing

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Grade End

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

Lori T on Oct 9, 2016

Because I needed something for my son to learn sentence structure and the Homeschool consultant suggested it

User on Jun 8, 2018

Looking forward to no more hassles for teaching writing.

Sharon G on Jul 9, 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

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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Jacqueline D on May 18, 2018
Purchased on Sep 11, 2016

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Jacqueline D on May 18, 2018
Purchased on Sep 11, 2016

Either photo copy the pages for the student or have them use a composition book. There is no workbook for this book.

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Pamela R on May 18, 2018
Purchased on Apr 8, 2017

The book is a teacher's book that includes the consumable pages. We just copy them on the printer.

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Candice H on May 18, 2018
Purchased on Mar 23, 2017

This is consumable- student pages in the front & answers for the teachers in the back.

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Colleen P on May 18, 2018
Purchased on Feb 1, 2018

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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.