Tools Students Need to Be Skillful Writers

<p><strong><em>Build stronger writers one sentence at a time.</em></strong><br /><br />Imagine a classroom full of enthusiastic student writers capable of reviewing their own work with a critical eye then crafting a polished convincing piece. This is possible <em>if</em> you take writing instruction down to its basic building block—a solid sentence—and advance from there. Phyllis Hostmeyer can show you how with <em>Tools Students Need to Be Skillful Writers </em>your blueprint for effective writing instruction and unit development.</p><p>Packed with lessons across grades 3-12 this indispensable handbook features:</p><ul style=list-style-type: disc;> <li>A variety of sentence patterns presented in a logical sequence</li> <li>An explanation of each pattern’s structure and conventions</li> <li>Reinforcement activities and sample sentences for each pattern</li> <li>Activities to develop the essential instructional vocabulary.</li></ul><p>Along the way all students including English language learners will gain the fluency and automaticity they need as we equip them with the college and career-readiness skills so central to the Common Core.</p>