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 3 continues to build on the skills taught in Level 1 and Level 2 to take the student to an even higher level of achievement. Original writing assignments in history, science, biography and literature expand the student’s intellectual horizons.
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
Step-by-step instruction in how to write narratives, sequences, definitions, explanations, comparisons and contrasts, biographical sketches, and much more
Exercises in style and sound
Extensive practice in planning and carrying out independent projects
Direction in note-taking, documentation, and avoiding plagiarism
All source material for assignments is provided–no other books are needed