This five-level writing series, organised by rhetorical genres, develops student writing from composing sentences to writing research papers A step-by-step approach guides students seamlessly through the writing process. Clear writing models and varied practice enable students to write effectively in different genres. Rigorous sentence structure, grammar, and mechanics development improves key writing skills. Peer Review and Writer's Self-Check hone revision and editing skills.

Teaching students how to write more effectively is a goal that English teachers of all levels share. How can you motivate your students to produce their best writing, think critically, and participate more actively in class? How can you conduct workshops in your classroom that create a more dynamic, interactive, student-centered environment? This practical, comprehensive guide to teaching writing offers English teachers a variety of new, classroom-tested instructional activities, workshops, lesson plans, journal entries, teaching strategies, and creative assignments to use in their classrooms, including modified mini-lessons and group discussions that engage students and stimulate critical thinking. Emphasizing the proven benefits of cooperative learning, the book includes step-by-step instructions for special writing workshops on invention strategies, critical reading, thesis statements, draft feedback, narrative writing, debates, outlining, introductions, proofreading and editing, and much more. Topics also include how to coach students, manage problematic students, attack plagiarism, and deal with student evaluations.

Brief writer's handbook with activities: pp. 217-248.

This book teaches English language learners about language learning and classroom expectations. It is a compilation of advice, experiences, suggestions, strategies, and learning theories collected over many years of teaching this population. What Every ESL Student Should Knowwas written to help English language learners be successful in community college and college classrooms—specifically, how to prepare students for expectations and behavior within the classroom and how to help them to be good students, how to participate in class, what to expect from the class, and what to do to learn English. Learning strategies and language theories are presented in brief. This text is ideal for orientations or pre-college workshops for international or immigrant students.

Takes a step-by-step approach that centers on the essential processes and organizational strategies of teaching students how to effectively transition from paragraphs to essays.

Specially written for 6- to 9-year-olds, this dictionary includes 800 words organized into 50 topics and comes complete with songs and chants by Carolyn Graham. Themes are selected to appeal to this age range and two CDs include all the vocabulary, mini-dialogues and songs/chants.

Uses clear explanations and extensive practical activities to help students write great sentences, paragraphs, and essays. This book takes a step-by-step approach that centers on the essential processes and organizational strategies of teaching students how to effectively transition from paragraphs to essays.