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Writing & Writing Skills

WRITING BY WHIPKEY  

reproducibles ...$18.00
One of our most popular products, this unit provides students with a structured writing program, yet one that allows  for creativity.  It is practical bur simple, and will produce detailed writing and enhance critical writing skills. The unit starts out by teaching students how to write simple descriptive sentences and leads them into writing longer, more creative paragraphs.

* Sample Page 1                                           * Sample Page 2

 

 

WADING INTO WRITING

reproducibles ...$38.00

The reproducible worksheets that make up Wading Into Writing contain some of the standard English stuff, but basically, they materials concentrate on developing writing skills. This is done by giving students models to emulate. Beginning with simple sentences, building to more complicated sentences and ultimately leading into writing paragraphs. We've gone a few steps beyond that and included assignments on how to write letters, book reports, short answers for tests and more.

 

WADING INTO WRITING FLIP GUIDE ...$10.00

This KIB product contains several hundred words and phrases that have been classified into parts of speech. When any writing assignment calls for using a prepositional phrase, the students can flip this handy little flip guide to prepositional phrases. They can also flip to nouns, verbs, adverbs, and others to aid them into putting together a complete sentence. Not reproducible.

                                                                                              

WRITING A PERSUASIVE ESSAY

reproducibles ...$12.00

This title breaks down persuasive writing into manageable steps--choosing a subject, analyzing, defining terms, gathering information, organizing, supporting an argument, reviewing, and writing the essay, revising, and finalizing.  Using clear information and examples, this resource teaches students

how to complete each step.  Includes tips for parents and teachers.

 

 

 

 

The Best Selling Series from
Kids In Between!

KIB WRITES/KIB SPEAKS/KIB REPORTS. The series is written by a former teacher who believes that students are more serious about writing when assignments are related to the real world and will be seen, heard, or read by others.

bullet 10 reproducible units sold individually or as a set.
bullet Takes students from that terrifying first step of getting started through brainstorming, organizing, drafting, and revising their writing.
bullet Includes power writing, journal writing, creating ads, writing poetry, taking surveys, making reports, and more . . .
bullet Recommended for middle school, high school, special and alternative education as well as ABE and ESL programs.

BLANK STUDENT JOURNALS ...$6.00
Simple black and white illustrations and comments encourage the reluctant writer with thoughts and ideas in this mostly blank journal. Not reproducible.  Website only.

KIB WRITES:  After There Was Paper: A Pre-Writing Guide ...$9.00
The first unit in the series begins by addressing the problem that plagues most young writers—how to get started on a page. The author then introduces a 4-step writing process that emphasizes the brainstorming and organizational skills associated with prewriting, drafting and revising.

KIB WRITES: The Journal Experience ...$7.00
Students learn to write to themselves in a journal using an informal style of both pictures and words. Journal writing rules are established as well as activities to encourage the journal writing experience.

KIB WRITES:  A Guide to Writing Advertising Copy and 
Persuasive Writing ...$8.00
Students learn how to apply language in a practical yet imaginative way in the form of advertising or persuasive writing. They begin by examining classified advertisements and learn to develop an awareness of the power of language to get an audience’s attention. They learn to describe a product or service with detail and learn to give directions for acquiring the product or service. Finally, students apply what they’ve learned to create an advertisement about themselves, create an ad for radio and an ad for a newspaper.

* Sample Worksheet

KIB WRITES:  A Guide to Writing Poetry ...$8.00
In this unit on writing poetry, students are taught how poets use several different methods to write poetry. They are taught step by step to write different types of poems including a Haiku poem and a 13-line poem about someone they know. The activities and the Poem Builder Game encourage students to reach for more descriptive words and phrases in their writing.

 

KIB WRITES: A Guide to Imaginative Literature & Story 

Assignments ...$7.00
In this unit students build insight to characters, setting and plot using the main character of a book, story, magazine or movie. They must project themselves into the character’s life by listing the TV programs the main character might watch, completing a report card the main character might get and planning what the main character might take on a trip.

 

* Sample Worksheet 1                                 * Sample Worksheet  2

 

KIB SPEAKS:  A Guide to Public Speaking ...$9.00
Students practice non-verbal and verbal forms of communication using gesture, voice and articulation exercises. They learn how to organize a formally prepared speech using a standard outline and use the techniques they’ve learned previously to make a public speech.

KIB SPEAKS:  A Guide to theater Games & Script Writing ...$8.00
Lessons begin with theater games, similar to charades, that require students to act out a message. Students learn to write scripts by organizing an introduction and conclusion to a dramatic conflict.

* Sample Worksheet 1                                 * Sample Worksheet 2

 

KIB REPORTS:  A Guide to Making a Survey & Writing a Report ...$7.00
Students, working in small groups, choose a survey topic, compile questions, collect data, and write a report using an established outline.

 

KIB REPORTS:  A Guide to Short  Report Writing:  

The Autobiography ...$8.00
Students use a life questionnaire to collect information about their own history. Outlining skills are emphasized in this introduction to report writing that includes practice in the techniques and organizational skills needed to plan, draft, revise, compile a bibliography and write a short report about themselves.

KIB REPORTS:  A Guide to Longer Report Writing ...$9.00
The final project in this series builds on the organizing and writing skills learned in previous units. Several skills are added to the report-writing process, including time management, choosing a topic, developing questions to guide research, collecting information in an organized way and writing a formal bibliography.

 

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