Writing With Skill, Level 1: Instructor Text (The Complete Writer)

By: Susan Wise Bauer

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Synopsis: Traditional principles. Contemporary methods. Unparalleled results. This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques--the imitation and analysis of great writers--with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught: * One- and two-level outlining * Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum * Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry * Researching and documenting source material * First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Features of the program: * Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction * All source material for assignments is provided--no other books are needed * This Instructor Text provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student's work * Student Workbook (sold separately) encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student * First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition