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Lively Art of Writing
| Item #: | 038613 |
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| ISBN: | 9780451627124 |
| Grades: | 7-AD |
Product Description:
In today’s age, the art of writing is becoming increasingly less common. People deem the art as a gift to a select few; however, skillful writing is a practice that nearly anyone can obtain by working to improve and expand their knowledge of grammar, sentence structure, and writing form. This pocket-sized handbook is full of simple and helpful tips about writing that could be helpful to just about anybody—from students to authors. Beginning with the basics, such as essays and paragraph formation, this book steadily introduces different necessities, such as avoiding unparallel sentences or correctly writing school term papers. 192 pgs, pb.
Publisher Description:
An essential refernce for writers--both new and experienced--that will help improve your writing skills and style and help you say exactly what you want to say.
Students, teachers, businessmen, aspiring authors, and complaining consumers all have one thing in commonthe need to express successfully ideas, opinions, arguments, problems, explanations, or instructions through the medium of the written word. And The Lively Art of Writing is the perfect guide to the mastery of this essential skill. It will answer all of your questions, provide you with the best techniques, and offer important information about:
- Choosing a subject
- Working with words
- The sound of sentences
- The power of paragraphs
- Essentials of style
- Essays, theses, and term papers
- And much, much more
These materials are resources for the teacher or student, offering instruction and ideas for teaching children to write but not providing "in-book" assignments/practice.
