Writing With Skill combines time-tested classical techniques with innovative contemporary insights to give every student the necessary tools to write with clarity and confidence. For students in the middle grades and above, Writing with Skill provides essential training in organization, composition structure, and research methods.
Level 2 builds on the skills taught in Writing With Skill Level 1 to take the student to an even higher level of achievement.
Program Features
Written directly to the student, this series encourages the student to take the initiative in developing basic writing skills
Straightforward, detailed explanations of how to construct and organize compositions
Careful, clear analysis of models from great writers of literature and classic nonfiction
Instruction on how to write about topics in history, science, literature and poetry
All source material for assignments is provided–no other books are needed
Skills Taught
One-, two-, and three-level outlining.
Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum
Critical literary essays on fiction and poetry
Researching and documenting source material