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Recommended for school and public libraries, where it will work well as a group read-aloud in storytimes and class visits. Use in discussions about ethics and moral dilemmas, or pair it with other versions of the tale and have students compare and contrast.
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Fans may enjoy these selections, with Music, Fashion, and Style standing out for its inherent trendiness. They may have a place in music appreciation and social history units.
Teachers will find this series helpful as the foundation of their own lessons, in addition to assigned student reading.
Each step-by-step, form-specific guide for middle school students maps the process of selecting a topic, gathering information, organizing ideas, drafting, and revising. Interspersed writing exercises and tips from well-known authors encourage new writers to discover what approaches work best for them. Unfortunately, a text-heavy layout may discourage leisurely browsing. Writing career advice is appended. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Write This Way titles: Writing Fantastic Fiction, Writing Outstanding Opinion Pieces, Writing Powerful Persuasive Pieces, Writing Intriguing Informational Pieces, and Writing Notable Narrative Nonfiction Pieces.
These very basic introductions will work best when accompanying classroom instruction.
Through a brief story, each book demonstrates multiple uses of one punctuation mark: Ahmed, for instance, uses exclamation points when he makes the soccer team (Exciting!). Different-color type effectively highlights each in-text use of the featured punctuation mark. The stories are slight, but the repeat characters' enthusiastic, friendly faces may engage readers. A list of each mark's key functions is appended. Review covers these Punctuation Station titles: "What Did You Say?", Stop Right There., Take a Pause, Paul, This Is Exciting, We're Going to the Smiths' House, and What Is That?.