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Index
Cover Page
Practice Makes Perfect Exploring Writing
Copyright Page
Contents
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Part 1 Finding and Developing Ideas for Writing
Discovering Ideas
Personal Experience: The Source
Exercise 1.1 Tapping into Personal Experience
The Value of Keeping a Journal
The Value of Reading
Seeing Life Through the Eyes of a Writer
Exercise 1.2 What Are the Details?
Focusing Ideas
Exercise 1.3 Focusing Topics
Developing Ideas
Exercise 1.4 Developing Ideas Using the Five Ws and How
Exercise 1.5 Brainstorming via a Word Web
Organizing Ideas
Exercise 1.6 Basic Organization for Nonfiction
Personally Speaking
1.1 An Autobiographical Sketch
1.2 My Family
1.3 Pets and Me
1.4 The Future Me
1.5 Advice for Younger Students
1.6 An Important Lesson
1.7 My Greatest Goal
1.8 My Favorite Holiday
1.9 My Hero
1.10 Highlights of the Day
1.11 My Greatest Responsibilities
1.12 An Exciting Event
1.13 Someone I Admire
1.14 A Special Talent
1.15 One of the Most Important Things in My Life
Among Friends
1.16 What’s a Friend?
1.17 Rules for Getting Along with Others
1.18 Fun with Friends
1.19 A Friendly Adventure
1.20 A Friend in Need
1.21 Friendly Letter
1.22 A Character Friend
1.23 A Biographical Sketch of a Friend
1.24 Secrets
1.25 When Friends Disagree
School Days
1.26 My School
1.27 How to Improve My School
1.28 School Uniforms
1.29 Guidelines for Picking a Student of the Month
1.30 School Food
1.31 Should Students Have Homework?
1.32 Favorite Subjects
1.33 Should Schools Have Honor Rolls?
1.34 A Description of My Classroom
1.35 A Review of an Exciting Program
1.36 The Best Things About My School
1.37 My Classroom Rules
1.38 A New Student
1.39 My Perfect School
Near and Far
1.40 Home Sweet Home
1.41 Around City and Town
1.42 Traditions
1.43 Improvements
1.44 The Best Food Around
1.45 An Interesting State
1.46 My Place
1.47 The Best Vacation Ever!
1.48 A Travel First
1.49 Travel Advice
1.50 Travel Calamity
1.51 Vacation Mystery
1.52 The Lost Puppy
1.53 Stranger in Town
Leisure Time
1.54 My Music
1.55 My Favorite Singer
1.56 What the Song Says to Me
1.57 A Book Review
1.58 Video Game Review
1.59 A Favorite Thing to Do
1.60 A Most Special Day
1.61 The Scariest Movie Ever!
1.62 TV in My Life
1.63 Character Changes
1.64 A Fantasy Lunch
1.65 A Great Product
1.66 Changing Places
1.67 The Un-Fun Funhouse
Recreation
1.68 The Game
1.69 My Favorite Sport
1.70 Superstars
1.71 A Perfect Day
1.72 Playground Safety
1.73 The Best
1.74 Talent or Desire
1.75 A Thrilling Time
1.76 A New Game
1.77 Being a Good Sport
1.78 Report on a Sports Product
1.79 Special Doings
1.80 Great Competition
1.81 Hey, Coach
1.82 The Big Game
Weird, Strange, and Unbelievable
1.83 UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects)
1.84 Unexplained!
1.85 Nightmare!
1.86 Do You Believe in Magic?
1.87 It’s a Dog’s Life
1.88 Reporter in the Past
1.89 Coming Disaster
1.90 Extraterrestrials in My School
1.91 Video Game Hero
1.92 Oh, No! Enchanted!
1.93 Me—Home Alone
1.94 A Big Switch
1.95 Super Running Shoes
1.96 Back to the Past
1.97 Talking Teddy
1.98 Fantasy Pet
1.99 Ancient Artifact
1.100 Invisible Me
Part 2 Writing the Draft
Sentences: The Foundation of the Draft
Exercise 2.1 Types of Sentences
Exercise 2.2 Sentence Structures
Exercise 2.3 Combining and Varying Sentences
Building Paragraphs
Exercise 2.4 Constructing Paragraphs
Exercise 2.5 Reviewing Paragraphs
Showing and Not Telling
Exercise 2.6 Show, Show, Show
Using Adjectives and Adverbs Wisely
Order and Sequence
Using Active Constructions
Exercise 2.7 Active Versus Passive Constructions
Using Strong Verbs
Exercise 2.8 Strong Verbs
Verb Tenses
Subject-Verb Agreement
Exercise 2.9 Agreement
Point of View
Comparison and Contrast
Exercise 2.10 Comparing and Contrasting Pets
Figurative Language
Exercise 2.11 The Power of Figures of Speech
Worksheets
2.1 Kinds of Sentences
2.2 Expanding Sentences
2.3 Combining Sentences
2.4 Varying Sentences
2.5 Understanding Paragraphs
2.6 Writing Topic Sentences
2.7 Writing Supporting Details
2.8 Showing and Not Telling
2.9 Choosing Adjectives
2.10 Choosing Adverbs
2.11 Writing Descriptions
2.12 Understanding the Order of Ideas
2.13 Using Active Constructions
2.14 Using Strong Verbs
2.15 Using Verb Tenses Correctly
2.16 Subject-Verb Agreement
2.17 First Person Point of View
2.18 Third Person Point of View
2.19 Comparison and Contrast
2.20 Figures of Speech
Part 3 Revision
What Is Revision?
Skills in Revision
Plan for Revision
Exercise 3.1 Recognizing Good Writing
Revision Peer Consultants
Exercise 3.2 Revision Consultants
Worksheets
Guidelines for Revision
3.1 The Moon
3.2 Geysers
3.3 The Beginnings of Roller Coasters
3.4 Healthy Teeth
3.5 The Importance of Exercise
3.6 The Wandering Albatross
3.7 Doomed City
3.8 The Oregon Trail
3.9 Laura Ingalls Wilder
3.10 Moving In
3.11 The Messy Room
3.12 The Monster Coaster
3.13 The Game
3.14 The Sun
3.15 The Bear Facts
3.16 Smokey Bear
3.17 Johnny Appleseed
3.18 The Ice
3.19 Giant Squid
3.20 The Earl of Sandwich
3.21 Little Dinosaurs
3.22 An Early Flyer
3.23 A Busy Day
3.24 Platypus
3.25 The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus
Part 4 Proofreading
Proofreading Strategies
Exercise 4.1 A Proofreading Plan
Proofreading and Computer Screens
Exercise 4.2 Proofreading on a Screen
The Value of Proofreading Partners
Exercise 4.3 Partners for Proofing
Worksheets
Guidelines for Proofreading
4.1 The Gila Monster
4.2 How to Study for Tests
4.3 The Family Picnic
4.4 Frogs and Toads
4.5 Why Plants and Animals Become Extinct
4.6 The Test
4.7 Deserts
4.8 Earthquakes
4.9 The Race
4.10 A Business Letter
4.11 Best Friends
4.12 Arbor Day
4.13 Play Ball!
4.14 Reading
4.15 The Big Slope
4.16 Sound
4.17 Checkers
4.18 Safety First
4.19 Whale-Watching
4.20 Colors
4.21 Sasha, Come Down
4.22 Rainbows
4.23 Babysitting
4.24 Summer Challenge
4.25 Travelers
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