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Writing Skills Problem Solver 101 Ready-to-Use Writing Process Activities for Correcting the Most Common Errors

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ISBN-10: 0130600393

ISBN-13: 9780130600394

Edition: 2000

Authors: Carol H. Behrman

List price: $29.95
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This unique and timely resource gives writing teachers over 250 ready-to-use activity sheets to correct 101 of the most frequent errors made by students in grades 4-12.For each error, it provides two or more reproducible activities based on the writing process to help students understand and correct that problem. These can be completed independently with minimal teacher supervision and include solution keys for self-correction and evaluation. To assure easy use, materials are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" lay-flat binding that opens flat for photocopying. The book isorganized into eight sections, including Word Usage Help, Punctuation Help, Spelling Help, Grammar Help, Sentence Writing…    
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/15/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

Word Usage Help
Topics Addressed: Words Often Confused
Idiomatic Expressions
Illiteracies and Colloquialisms
Triteness
Double Negatives
Punctuation Help
Topics Addressed: Using Commas
Using the Dash
Using the Apostrophe to Show Possession
Using the Apostrophe to Show Omission
Using Apostrophes
Using Colons
Using Semicolons
Using Hyphens
Using Quotation Marks
Ellipsis, Slash, Parentheses
Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point
Punctuation Review
Spelling Help
Topics Addressed: Homonyms
Words with ie or ei
Plurals
Plurals: Final F
Capitalization
Words Commonly Misspelled
Writing Two Words as One
Adding Suffixes
Suffixes: ful/fully
Prefixes
Compound Words
Abbreviations
Grammar Help
Topics Addressed: Agreement of Pronoun with Antecedent
Indefinite Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns in Combination
Who vs. Whom
Them vs. Those
Verbs: Tenses
Linking Verbs: To Be
Verbs: Person
Adjectives
Adverbs
Adverbs vs. Adjectives
Misplaced Modifiers
Prepositions Misused
Sentence Writing Help
Topics Addressed: Recognizing a Complete Sentence
Sentence Fragments
Run-on Sentences
Agreement of Subject and Verb
Agreement of Subject and Verb: Collective Nouns
Leaving out Necessary Verbs
Split Verb Phrases
Confusing Comparisons
Redundancies
Cutting Superfluous Phrases
Misuse of Dependent Clauses
Inconsistencies in Tense and Number
Confusing Blends
Paragraph Help
Topics Addressed: Sentence Order
Topic Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Organizing a Paragraph
Consistency of Tense
Consistency of Pronoun
Sentence Variety: Too Shor.t Sentence Variety: Too Long
Sentence Variety: Clauses
Sentence Variety: Questions, Etc
Transitions
Changing the Subject
Irrelevant Details
Essay Writing Help
Topics Addressed: Organizing a Three-Paragraph Essay
Prewriting Activities: Brainstorming
Prewriting Activities: Clustering
Prewriting Activities: Outlining
Prewriting Activities: Overcoming Writer's Block
Introductory Paragraph
Introductory Paragraph: Topic Statement
Introductory Paragraph: Cautions
Developing a Topic: Using Examples
Concluding Paragraph
Confusion: Irrelevancies
Confusion: Getting Lost
Excessive Verbiage
Letter Writing Help
Topics Addressed: Personal/Friendly Letter
Business Letter Parts: Return Address
Business Letter Parts: Inside Address
Business Letter Parts: Inside Address and Greeting
Business Letter Parts: Closing
Business Letter: Complete Form
Job Application Letter