W RITE ON ! LESSONS FOR NEO
Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements
AlphaSmart Manager 2 User Manual 87
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Writing
Skills
(continued)
Sentence
Writing Level
II
Writing effective sentences through the use of correct
structure and expressive language is reinforced through
activities in the sentence series. Students experiment
with the use of nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, and
adjectives; combine sentences; and vary sentence type,
length, and style.
Sentences to
Paragraphs
Level II
Files in Sentences to Paragraphs Level II give practice in
writing paragraphs that exhibit a strong topic sentence,
supporting details, and a summary sentence. Specific
strategies are reviewed: narrowing a topic that’s too
broad, ordering, adding supporting details, and linking
sentences by example, by cause and effect, by
comparison, and by contrast. Files are arranged so that
students begin working with topic sentences. However,
files may be used in any order for reinforcement of skills
already taught.
You Are the
Editor I
Using text that is sometimes informative and sometimes
whimsical, students practice some important keyboard
and command functions of word processing software. In
the process, they are also called upon to apply and
practice skills inherent in good editing and
proofreading: critical thinking, organizational concepts,
spelling and usage, sentence combining, sentence sense,
and clarity of meaning. Word processing and editing are
natural skills to practice simultaneously.
You Are the
Editor II
Students practice some important keyboard and
command functions for word processing: space, return,
delete, cursor movement, move text, search and replace.
In the process, they apply and practice the skills
inherent in good editing/proofreading: critical thinking,
organizational concepts, spelling and usage, sentence
sense, and clarity of meaning. Some of the passages that
make up the activities are informative, others are
whimsical.
2_Middle School (Continued)
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