Write This Way: Structured lessons and activities for reluctant young writers

Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Grammar
	Introduction
	Lesson 1 Nouns
	Lesson 2 Proper nouns
	Lesson 3 Verbs
	Lesson 4 Compound words
	Lesson 5 Adjectives
	Lesson 6 Pronouns
	Lesson 7 Adverbs
	Lesson 8 Contractions
	Lesson 9 Prepositions
Chapter 2 Sentence crafting
	Introduction
	Lesson 1 A sentence is…
	Lesson 2 Subjects and predicates
	Lesson 3 Types of sentences
	Lesson 4 Prepositional phrases
	Lesson 5 Main clauses
	Lesson 6 Sentence fragments
	Lesson 7 Compound sentences and coordinating conjunctions
	Lesson 8 Subordinate clauses
	Lesson 9 Run-on sentences
Chapter 3 Punctuation
	Introduction
	Lesson 1 Capitals
	Lesson 2 End punctuation
	Lesson 3 The possessive apostrophe
	Lesson 4 Listing commas
	Lesson 5 Direct speech
	Lesson 6 Semicolons
Chapter 4 Paragraph writing
	Introduction
	Lesson 1 A paragraph is…
	Lesson 2 Stages of writing
	Lesson 3 Brainstorming
	Lesson 4 Organising your ideas
	Lesson 5 Supporting sentences
	Lesson 6 Topic sentence
	Lesson 7 Concluding sentence
	Lesson 8 Detail sentences
	Lesson 9 Creating a hook for your paragraph
Chapter 5 Creative writing
	Introduction
	Lesson 1 Story Mountain
	Lesson 2 Creating a storyboard
	Lesson 3 Your Story Mountain
	Lesson 4 Beginning, middle and end
	Lesson 5 Setting the stage
	Lesson 6 Character development
	Lesson 7 Painting the scene
	Lesson 8 Painting the scene 2
	Lesson 9 Adding colour to your sentences
	Lesson 10 Show! Don’t tell
	Lesson 11 Creating dialogue
	Extension activities
	Conclusion
References
Index