Summer School Catalog 2007-2008

K–8 Grades Writing Strategies for Writers ©2008 your energy source for powerful writing! Level New! 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. Level C Level E Level G Levels B–H Student Editions provides a powerful source for learning to write within the four modes—narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Students who used Strategies for Writers outperformed students who used other programs. 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 Meet Summer School or After School Objectives • Flexible units can be taught in any order • Integrates six traits of effective writing into every unit • Offers valuable testwriting practice to improve high-stakes test results • Correlates to your state standards to make lesson planning easy • Rubric-based instruction 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. 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. 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. Level D Student Edition Request complimentary examination copies! Use the enclosed postage-paid reply card or call 800.421.3018. Zaner-Bloser the language Arts and reading company

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Contents Writing New! Strategies for Writers G.U.M. Let's Write Supplemental Reading Read for Real Vocabulary Word Wisdom Character Education Zaner-Bloser Voices: Literature & Character Education Guides and Multicultural Trade Books Reading for Information Study Skills You Can Take Charge! Reading Assessment for Grades K-3 Leveled Books Zaner-Bloser Literacy Handwriting Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Helper Kits Ordering & Customer Service

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