{"product_id":"practice-makes-perfect-exploring-writing-paperback-1","title":"Practice Makes Perfect Exploring Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Muschla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelpful instruction and plenty of practice for your child to understand the basics of writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding writing is essential for your child to write with competence and clarity. \u003ci\u003ePractice Makes Perfect: Exploring Writing\u003c\/i\u003e gives your child bite-sized explanations of this essential skill, with engaging exercises that keep her or him motivated and excited to learn. They can practice the writing skills that are challenging, polish skills they've mastered, and stretch themselves to explore skills they have not yet attempted. This title features 170 activities (plus answer key) that increase in difficulty as your child proceeds through the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is appropriate for a 4th grade student working above his or her grade level, or as a great review and practice for a struggling 5th or 6th grader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour student will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind and develop ideas for topics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate first drafts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop sentences and use correct subject-verb agreement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevise and proofread her or his own work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics include: Finding and Developing Ideas for Writing, Discovering Ideas, The Value of Keeping a Journal, Focusing Ideas, Developing Ideas, Organizing Ideas, Writing the Draft Sentences: The Foundation of the Draft, Building Paragraphs Using Adjectives and Adverbs, Wisely Order and Sequence, Using Strong Verbs Point of View, Revision, What Is Revision?, Plan for Revision, Revision Peer Consultants, Proofreading, Proofreading Strategies, Proofreading and Computer Screens, The Value of Proofreading Partners \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGary Robert Muschla\u003c\/b\u003e (often with his wife Judy Muschla) has authored dozens of successful teacher resource guides for McGraw-Hill, Scholastic Professional and Jossey-Bass (Wiley). His BA and MAT are from Trenton State College, and he taught 4th, 5th and 6th grade for more than 25 years. He specialized in reading and language arts and also taught some math. He has conducted workshops for teachers on how to implement a writing workshop in their classroom. For more info, see www.garyrobertmuschla.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 10.75 x 8.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47314673991929,"sku":"9780071747158","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M0YvTDU4OXJwa3JjWGg5b3JLUytxQT09_ed796d97-48bf-4d83-8ab4-7c2dd9d50c6b.webp?v=1769416810","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/practice-makes-perfect-exploring-writing-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}