{"product_id":"ready-to-use-writing-proficiency-lessons-activities-8th-grade-level-paperback-softback-9780787965860","title":"Ready-to-Use Writing Proficiency Lessons \u0026 Activities; 8th Grade Level (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787965860","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReady-to-Use Writing Proficiency Lessons \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e8th Grade Level\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarol H. Behrman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787965860, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 May 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.2 x 21.6 x 2.7 cm, 1.084 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume of \u003cb\u003eReady-to-Use Writing Proficiency Lessons \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/b\u003e gives classroom teachers and language arts specialists a powerful and effective tool for addressing curriculum standards and competencies at the eighth-grade level and preparing their students for comprehensive assessment testing.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriting Proficiency Lessons \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/b\u003e books are also available from Jossey-Bass at the fourth-grade level and the tenth-grade level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluded are a variety of easy-to-use, reproducible activity sheets that provide application and review the basic language skills as well as extensive practice in producing the types of writing called for in standardized tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor easy use, the 240-plus student activity sheets are printed in a big 8-1\/2\" x 11\" format that lays flat for photocopying. The activities are organized into nine sections. Here is just a sample of the topics covered in Sections 1-5:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCHOOSING THE RIGHT WORD\u003c\/b\u003e: words often confused, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, adverbs vs. adjectives, sensory words, similes, metaphors, and double negatives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMAKING MECHANICS AND USAGE WORK FOR YOU\u003c\/b\u003e: apostrophes, hyphens, end marks, commas, semicolons, colons, quotation marks, titles, and misplaced modifiers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWRITING SENTENCES\u003c\/b\u003e: subjects and predicates, subject-verb agreement, simple and compound sentences, complex sentences, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and sentence types\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWRITING PARAGRAPHS\u003c\/b\u003e: writing a topic sentence, writing a concluding sentence, developing the topic, using tense consistently, using transitional words, and staying on the topic\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eESSAY-WRITING TECHNIQUES\u003c\/b\u003e: brainstorming, clustering, outlining, writing an introductory paragraph with a question or a surprising statement, developing the topic using examples, avoiding irrelevant details, writing a concluding paragraph, proofreading, and writing a five-paragraph essay.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout This Writing TestPrep Teaching Resource iv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Choosing the Right Word 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer Key 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Test: Choosing the Right Word 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Making Mechanics and Usage Work for You 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 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