Writing smarter ! : over 100 step-by-step lessons with reproducible activity sheets to build writing proficiency in grades 7-12

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Manos, Keith T.

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San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 1999

ISBN:

9780787967390

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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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Writing Smarter! provides 106 detailed lesson plans with reproducibles to help students begin writing better immediately! These writing improvement materials are complete and self-contained, can be used with individual students or an entire class in any order, and are organized into 13 sections: Orientation, Description, Character Sketch, Sentence Structure, Personal Narratives, Persuasion, Research, Interviews, The News, Writing Letters, Short Fiction, Poetry, and Peer Editing.

Author Notes

Keith Manos (Master's in English/Creative Writing, Cleveland State University), has taught English to grades 7 through 12 for over 19 years at four different high schools, and currently teaches at Richmond Heights (Ohio) High School

About This Resource	p. vii
Section 1 Orientation	p. 1
Lesson 1 Grading and Evaluation	p. 2
1-1 Positive/Negative Reactions	p. 5
1-2 Grading/Evaluation Policy	p. 6
1-3 Sample Note-taking	p. 7
Lesson 2 Teamwork and Writing	p. 8
2-1 Keys to Cooperative Learning	p. 10
2-2 Teammate Interview	p. 11
Lesson 3 Thinking Skills and Writing	p. 12
3-1 Thinking Skills	p. 14
3-2 Unrelated Items Assignment	p. 15
Lesson 4 Writing Portfolio	p. 16
4-1 English--Markings for Purpose of Revising	p. 19
4-2A Writing Chart Criteria	p. 20
4-2B Writing Chart Terms	p. 21
4-3 Parent Letter	p. 22
Section 2 Description	p. 23
Lesson 5 Standard vs. Nonstandard English	p. 24
5-1 The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good	p. 27
Lesson 6 Concrete Nouns vs. Abstract Nouns	p. 28
6-1 Descriptive Essay	p. 30
Lesson 7 Analyzing Adjectives	p. 31
7-1 Creative Adjective-Noun Combinations	p. 33
Lesson 8 Sight Language	p. 34
8-1 "What Do You See?"	p. 35
Lesson 9 Touch Language	p. 36
9-1 Adverbs and the Sense of Touch	p. 38
Lesson 10 Smell Language	p. 39
10-1 "What Smells?"	p. 40
10-2 Smells, Smells, Smells	p. 41
Lesson 11 Taste Language	p. 42
11-1 "What Does It Taste Like?"	p. 43
Lesson 12 Sound Language	p. 44
12-1 "What Does It Sound Like?"	p. 46
Lesson 13 Strong Verbs	p. 47
13-1 The Strongest Verbs	p. 49
Lesson 14 Verb Usage	p. 50
14-1 Verb Usage Quiz	p. 52
Lesson 15 Prepositional Phrases	p. 53
15-1 Prepositions and Professionals	p. 55
15-2 Sentence Combining with Prepositional Phrases	p. 56
Lesson 16 The Descriptive Essay	p. 57
16-1 Descriptive Essay Possibilities	p. 59
Lesson 17 Conjunctions	p. 60
17-1 Using Conjunctions	p. 61
17-2 Crazy Conjunction Usage	p. 62
Lesson 18 Peer Editing	p. 63
18-1 Peer Editing for Description	p. 65
Lesson 19 Pronouns	p. 66
19-1 A Paragraph on Leadership	p. 68
19-2 Pronouns and the Cafeteria	p. 69
19-3 The Pronoun You	p. 70
Section 3 Character Sketch	p. 71
Lesson 20 What Is a Character Sketch?	p. 72
20-1 Jorge Gonzales	p. 74
20-2 Scenarios for Character Sketches	p. 75
20-3 Character Sketch--Extended Activities	p. 76
Lesson 21 Description, Characterization, and Caricatures	p. 77
21-1 Sample Character Sketch--Modaki Czeressaborn	p. 79
21-2 Caricatures	p. 80
21-3 Showing vs. Telling	p. 81
Lesson 22 Figurative Language and Appositives	p. 82
22-1 Allusions, Metaphors, and Similes	p. 84
22-2 Figurative Language from the Professionals	p. 85
Lesson 23 Prewriting into Paragraphs	p. 86
23-1 Character Sketch Evaluation	p. 88
Lesson 24 Peer Editing--Character Sketch	p. 89
24-1 Editing--The Character Sketch	p. 90
Section 4 Sentence Structure	p. 91
Lesson 25 What Is a Good Sentence?	p. 93
25-1 Definitions of Sentences	p. 95
25-2 Sentence Expansion	p. 96
Lesson 26 Expanding the Sentence Core	p. 97
26-1 Writing Complex Sentences	p. 100
Lesson 27 Variety in Sentences	p. 101
27-1 Constructing and Deconstructing Sentences	p. 102
27-2 "At the Foul Line"	p. 103
27-3 Sentence Tension	p. 104
Lesson 28 Simple, Compound, and Complex	p. 105
28-1 Sentence Challenges	p. 106
28-2 Examples for Simple, Compound and Complex	p. 107
28-3 Create Complex Sentences	p. 108
Lesson 29 Emphasis and Variety	p. 109
29-1 Jumbled Sentences	p. 112
29-2 Emphasis in Sentences	p. 113
29-3 Sentence Chart	p. 114
Lesson 30 Verbals and Variety	p. 115
30-1 Introducing Verbals	p. 117
Lesson 31 Mastering Verbals	p. 118
31-1 Understanding Participles	p. 120
Lesson 32 The Run-on	p. 121
32-1 Run-on Sentences?	p. 123
Lesson 33 Economy in Sentences	p. 124
33-1 Economical Sentences	p. 126
Lesson 34 Sentence Review	p. 127
34-1 Analyzing Sentences	p. 129
34-2 Mastery of Sentence Structure	p. 130
Section 5 Personal Narrative	p. 133
Lesson 35 What Is a Personal Narrative?	p. 134
35-1 Past Events	p. 135
35-2 When and How and Why?	p. 136
Lesson 36 Experience and Emotion	p. 137
36-1 Types of Personal Narratives	p. 139
36-2 Events and Emotions	p. 140
Lesson 37 Description and Mood	p. 141
37-1 Events	p. 142
37-2 How Description Creates Mood	p. 143
37-3 Sample Personal Narrative--"The Autograph"	p. 144
Lesson 38 Drafting the Personal Narrative	p. 145
38-1 Evaluating the Personal Narrative	p. 146
Section 6 Persuasion	p. 147
Lesson 39 Opinions and Persuasive Language	p. 148
Lesson 40 Persuasion and Precise Language	p. 151
40-1 The Language of Arguments	p. 154
Lesson 41 Supporting Your Opinion	p. 155
41-1 Sample Persuasive Essay--"Drugs"	p. 157
Lesson 42 Arguments, Opinions, and Outcomes	p. 158
Lesson 43 Dangerous Language	p. 160
43-1 Persuasive Essay Topics	p. 162
43-2 Essay Contests	p. 164
Lesson 44 Developing a Thesis, Introduction, and Conclusion	p. 165
44-1 Writing a Thesis Statement	p. 166
44-2 Types of Introductions	p. 167
44-3 Types of Conclusions	p. 168
Lesson 45 Coherence in the Persuasive Essay	p. 169
45-1 Sample Persuasive Essays--"New Year's Resolutions" and "Motivation"	p. 171
45-2 Coherence?	p. 173
Lesson 46 Writing with Style	p. 174
46-1 Guidelines for Developing a Personal Writing Style	p. 176
46-2 What Is the Writing Style?	p. 177
Lesson 47 Peer Editing--Persuasive Essay	p. 178
47-1 Persuasive Essay Evaluation Form	p. 179
Section 7 Research	p. 181
Lesson 48 Perception vs. Reality	p. 182
48-1 Cultural Awareness Survey #1	p. 185
48-2 Cultural Awareness Survey #2	p. 186
Lesson 49 Labels, Names, and Groups	p. 187
Lesson 50 What Is Research?	p. 189
50-1 What Is Research?	p. 192
50-2 Facts and Sources	p. 193
Lesson 51 Topic and Audience	p. 194
51-1 Prompts for Selecting a Topic for the Research Essay	p. 196
51-2 Cultural Awareness Research Essay Project	p. 197
51-3 Research Essay Checklist	p. 199
Lesson 52 Topic, Thesis, and Introduction	p. 201
52-1 Thesis Statements	p. 203
52-2 What Is an Effective Introduction?	p. 204
Lesson 53 Bibliography	p. 205
53-1 Sample Bibliography	p. 207
Lesson 54 Notes and Numbers--Gathering Research	p. 208
54-1 To Quote or to Paraphrase--That Is the Question	p. 210
54-2 Taking Notes from a Source	p. 211
54-3 Q & A Guidelines for Researching and Documentation	p. 212
Lesson 55 Outlining	p. 214
55-1 Organizing and Categorizing	p. 216
55-2 Sample Outline--"A Visit to Cleveland"	p. 217
55-3 Outlining--Key Points	p. 218
55-4 Types of Outlines	p. 220
Lesson 56 Outline to First Draft	p. 222
Lesson 57 Peer Editing the Research Essay	p. 223
57-1 Research Essay Final Copy Evaluation Form	p. 224
Section 8 Interviews	p. 225
Lesson 58 Celebrities, Idols, and Heroes	p. 226
58-1 Interviewing Celebrities	p. 228
58-2 Magazines and Interviews	p. 229
Lesson 59 Successful Interviews	p. 230
59-1 Guidelines for Successful Interviewing	p. 232
Lesson 60 Types of Interview Questions	p. 233
60-1 Types of Questions for Interviews	p. 235
60-2 Sample Interview	p. 236
Lesson 61 Guidelines for Interviews	p. 237
61-1 Handling the Interviewee--Ten Suggestions	p. 239
Lesson 62 Talk Show	p. 240
Lesson 63 Direct Quote vs. Paraphrase	p. 241
63-1 Paraphrasing	p. 243
Lesson 64 Articles	p. 244
64-1 Marc Robinson--Varsity Basketball Player	p. 245
64-2 Interview Article Checklist	p. 246
Lesson 65 Describing the Interviewee	p. 247
65-1 Psychology and Description	p. 248
Lesson 66 Peer Editing and Publishing--Interview Article	p. 249
Lesson 67 Guest Speaker	p. 251
Section 9 The News	p. 253
Lesson 68 What's New(s) Today?	p. 254
68-1 What Do You Know About News?	p. 256
68-2 Headlines	p. 257
Lesson 69 The Five W's	p. 258
69-1 Identifying the Five W's	p. 260
69-2 "Storms Assault Southwest"	p. 261
Lesson 70 Facts vs. Opinions in the News	p. 262
Lesson 71 Our Right to Privacy	p. 264
71-1 Privacy and the Press	p. 266
71-2 Quotes on Privacy	p. 267
71-3 Libel Cases	p. 268
Lesson 72 Guest Speaker	p. 269
Lesson 73 Drafting the News Article	p. 270
Lesson 74 Peer Editing--News Articles	p. 271
Lesson 75 Class Newspaper	p. 272
75-1 What Is News?	p. 275
75-2 News Trivia	p. 276
Section 10 Writing Letters	p. 279
Lesson 76 Why Write Letters?	p. 280
76-1 Survey on Letter Writing #1	p. 282
76-2 Letter Trivia	p. 283
76-3 Letter from a Senior	p. 284
Lesson 77 Letters and History	p. 285
77-1 Famous Letters	p. 286
77-2 History of the Postal Service	p. 287
Lesson 78 Parts of a Letter	p. 288
78-1 Survey on Letter Writing #2	p. 291
78-2 Guidelines for Letter Writing	p. 292
78-3 William Armore Letter #1	p. 293
78-4 William Armore Letter #2	p. 294
Lesson 79 Consumer Mail	p. 295
Lesson 80 Diction in Letters	p. 297
Lesson 81 Letter to the Editor	p. 299
Lesson 82 Letter of Application	p. 300
Lesson 83 Personal Letters	p. 302
83-1 What Do You Know About Personal Letters?	p. 304
Lesson 84 Letter Writing Projects and Peer Editing	p. 305
84-1 Letter Writing Projects	p. 306
84-2 Review Questions on Letter Writing	p. 307
Section 11 Short Fiction	p. 309
Lesson 85 Stories Begin with Characters	p. 310
Lesson 86 Fiction Is Lying	p. 312
86-1 Playing with the Truth	p. 314
86-2 What If?	p. 315
Lesson 87 Characters and Plots	p. 316
87-1 Types of Characters	p. 318
Lesson 88 Conflict, Climax, and Resolution	p. 319
88-1 "Morgan's Revenge"	p. 320
88-2 Types of Conflicts	p. 322
Lesson 89 What Does a Story Look Like?	p. 324
89-1 What Happens Next?	p. 326
Lesson 90 Setting	p. 327
90-1 "The Journey"	p. 329
Lesson 91 Dialogue	p. 330
91-1 What Did They Say?	p. 332
91-2 Dialogue and Dialect	p. 333
Lesson 92 Guest Speaker	p. 334
Lesson 93 From Start to Finish	p. 335
Lesson 94 Peer Editing--Fiction	p. 337
94-1 Peer Editing--Fiction	p. 339
94-2 Submitting Fiction for Publication	p. 340
Section 12 Poetry	p. 341
Lesson 95 The Popularity of Poetry	p. 342
95-1 The Popularity of Poetry	p. 344
95-2 Quotes About Poetry	p. 345
Lesson 96 The Benefits of Poetry	p. 346
96-1 Poetry and History	p. 348
Lesson 97 Poetic Language	p. 349
97-1 Strong Lines	p. 351
97-2 Cliches--What Do They Mean?	p. 352
Lesson 98 Rhyme and Rhythm	p. 354
98-1 Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry	p. 356
Lesson 99 Gimmick Poems	p. 357
99-1 Formula Poems	p. 358
Lesson 100 Imagery	p. 360
100-1 Imagery in Poetry	p. 362
Lesson 101 Figurative Language	p. 363
101-1 Figurative Language and Poetry	p. 364
Lesson 102 Guest Speaker	p. 365
Lesson 103 Peer Editing--Poetry	p. 366
103-1 Submitting Poetry for Publication	p. 367
Lesson 104 Special Poems	p. 369
104-1 Couplets, Haiku, and Limericks	p. 370
Lesson 105 Poetry Techniques	p. 371
105-1 Poetry--True/False Survey	p. 373
Section 13 Peer Editing	p. 375
Lesson 106 Five Minute Prompts (Energizers) for Introducing Peer Editing	p. 377
106-1 Peer Editing Guidelines	p. 381
106-2A Peer Editing Checklist	p. 382
106-2B Peer Editing Checklist #2	p. 383
106-2C Peer Editing Checklist #3	p. 384
106-3 Peer Editing Model--"Helping"	p. 385
Appendix	p. 387
Answer Keys	p. 389
Guidelines for Writing Compositions	p. 399
Teacher's Checklist for Writing Assignments	p. 400

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