{"product_id":"ready-to-use-writing-proficiency-lessons-activities-isbn-9780787965860","title":"Ready-to-Use Writing Proficiency Lessons \u0026 Activities","description":"This 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 \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 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer Key 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Test: Mechanics and Usage 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Writing Sentences 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer Key 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Test: Writing Sentences 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4: Writing Paragraphs 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer Key 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice test: Writing Paragraphs 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5: Essay-Writing Techniques 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandardized Testing Information 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswer Key 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice Test: Essay-Writing Techniques 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 6: Writing Informative Essays 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandardized Testing Information 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice Test: Writing Informative Essays 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 7: Writing Persuasive Essays 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandardized Testing Information 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice Test: Writing Persuasive Essays 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 8: Narrative Writing 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandardized Testing Information 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice Test: Narrative Writing 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 9: Writing Letters 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandardized Testing Information 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Preparation and Lessons 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice Test: Writing Letters 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProofreading Symbols 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Preparing Your Students for Standardized Proficiency Tests 361\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCarol H. Behrman\u003c\/b\u003e taught writing to students in grades 5-8 for fifteen years. She has written twenty-four books— fiction and nonfiction— for children and young adults and has conducted numerous workshops on the writing process for students, teachers, and aspiring writers. Ms. Behrman has served as writer-in-residence at Chautauqua Institution and has been an adjunct lecturer at Seton Hall University and at New York University's Writing Center.  This 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.\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 \u003cp\u003eThe activities in Sections 6-9 take students through the steps in the writing process to develop from six to eight writing samples on various age-appropriate topics in each of the following genres required on state tests:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWRITING INFORMATIVE ESSAYS\u003cbr\u003e  WRITING PERSUASIVE ESSAYS\u003cbr\u003e  WRITING NARRATIVE ESSAYS\u003cbr\u003e  WRITING LETTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach section is preceded by detailed teacher lesson plans and followed by a practice test focusing on the concepts and skills covered in the section, plus answer keys and scoring guides with student writing samples. These practice tests will help students prepare for the types of questions they will be asked on actual tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll three volumes— 4th Grade, 8th Grade, and 10th Grade— provide a wealth of useful and practical lessons to help students master basic language skills and prepare to demonstrate effective writing on standardized tests. In addition, the companion books \u003cb\u003eReading Proficiency Lessons \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/b\u003e— fourth-grade, eighth-grade, and tenth-grade levels— give classroom teachers and reading specialists another dynamic and progressive way to meet curriculum standards and competencies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989920923877,"sku":"NP9780787965860","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787965860.jpg?v=1761785915","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ready-to-use-writing-proficiency-lessons-activities-isbn-9780787965860","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}