Zaner-Bloser PreK-8 Catalog 2008-2009 - (Page 68) K–8 Grades Writing Complimentary Examination Materials are available by calling 800.421.3018 or your local Educational Sales Consultant (see p. 108) Strategies for Writers ©2008 YOUR ENERGY SOURCE FOR POWERFUL WRITING! Level ! Available for Grades K–8! D A proven-effective, researchbased program that powers the writing process and provides students with the tools for developing lifelong skills and success in all areas of writing. Strategies from the program can be immediately applied throughout all of a student’s classwork. The traits of a good personal narrative from page 10 were used to make the rubric below. By assigning 1, 2, 3, or 4 stars to each trait, you can decide how well any personal narrative was written. Excelling Achieving Developing Beginning The story focuses on one event. Events follow each other in order. The writer’s voice always connects with the audience. The story focuses on one event most of the time. Most events are in order. The writer’s voice connects with the audience most of the time. The story sometimes goes off focus. Some events are in order. The writer’s voice sometimes connects with the audience. The story does not focus on one event. The events are not in order. The writer’s voice almost never connects with the audience. Correlates to Your State Standards • Strategies for Writers is correlated to your state standards to make lesson planning easy. • The Strategies for Writers online lesson planner automatically integrates state standards into your daily lesson plans. The story has many interesting details. There are enough There are some There are very interesting details interesting details few interesting to keep the in the story. details. reader engaged. There are many clear and specific words. There are some clear and specific words. There are a few clear and specific words. Clear and specific words are needed. A great variety of sentences makes the whole story flow well. A variety of sentences makes most of the story flow. A variety of sentences makes some of the story flow. A variety of sentences is needed to make the story flow. Integrates Six Traits of Effective Writing • The six traits of writing are incorporated into every unit. • Detailed guidelines assist students in revising, editing, and effectively assessing their work. There are no spelling and grammar errors, and no sentence fragments. There are almost no spelling and grammar errors or sentence fragments. There are a few spelling and grammar errors and a few sentence fragments. There are many spelling and grammar errors and sentence fragments. Student Edition page, Level D Rubric-Based Instruction • Instruction and assessment are rubric-based, so students know exactly what they need to do to succeed. • Rubrics provide clear guidelines for students to assess their own and other students’ writing. Flexible Units • Units can be taught in any order. • The Teacher Edition contains a variety of activities to reinforce writing across the curriculum. • Grammar lessons are introduced early in each chapter with multiple opportunities for instruction and practice. GRADE ISBN–13 PRICE Kindergarten Student Writing Skills Practice Book (softcover) Teacher Edition Big Books, Set of 6 Audio CD & CD-ROM for Kindergarten (included in Teacher Edition) 978-0-7367-4783-7 978-0-7367-4784-4 978-0-7367-479 1 -2 978-0-7367-4930-5 $17.49 93.59 152.99 50.99 $18.99 93.59 193.79 64.99 50.99 Test-Writing Practice • Each unit contains a chapter designed to improve high-stakes test results. 68 Zaner-Bloser The Language Arts and Reading Company Recommended for Grades 1 and above Student Edition (softcover) 978-0-7367-5099-8 Teacher Edition 978-0-7367-5 1 12-4 Big Books, Set of 8 978-0-7367-51 1 1 -7 Transparency Book 978-0-7367-5127-8 Audio CD & CD-ROM for Level A (included in Teacher Edition) 978-0-7367-5454-5 Level A - http://www.zanerbloser.com/writing
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