At the basic level learn grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, and usage while developing sentences. At intermediate and advance levels progress from organizing a draft through proof reading and editing to final revision. Gain understanding of writing types: narrative, persuasive, informative and opinion.
Writing and Composition
372.6 Beg
Two book series introduces writing topics including parts of speech, developing sentences and paragraphs, practical writing, creative writing, proofreading, and more, with answer keys. (Beginning and Intermediate levels) Book + CD
372.623 Con
Learn the 5-step process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing for narrative, persuasive, informative and opinion writing activities. Series includes 2 levels. (Grades 3-5 and 6-7)
Series: 808.042 Str
Short articles that teach writers to express themselves more clearly, avoid passive voice, and create more interesting writings, with short quizzes, (Advanced)
808.042 Ums
Practice and reinforce skills with this series of 6 sequential units including writing sentences, paragraphs, outlines and organization and revision. (Intermediate and Advanced)
Writing Instruction
372.6 Slo
Teaching manual with complete writing lessons for creating a writer's notebook, writing for purpose: narrative, information pieces, literary essay, research report, poetry. Appendices for assessment, graphic organizers for planning various writing topics, recording evidence and character traits, and keeping research notes (Advanced Level)
808.042 Don
Two book series (for elementary grades, for secondary grades) offers complete writing lesson plans, employing graphic organizers, questionnaires, and a variety of stimuli to encourage imaginative writing, with self-assessment forms (Intermediate and Advanced levels)
808.042 Cav
Two book series offers lesson plans, and exercises using real-life style materials: ads, email, schedules, calendars, reports, and contracts, with banking, employment and application forms to teach writing skills. Includes instruction for various types of letter writing, with suggested extension activities and unit assessments. (Intermediate Level)
372.6 Bla
Series: Corwin literacy
Two book series on using fiction and non-fiction, offers instructional techniques, ready to use lessons, primary document examples, graphic organizers, and access to online teaching videos to teach: evidence, relationships, themes, main idea, writer's point of view and purpose, illustration use, as well as composition structure (Intermediate to Advanced levels)
808.042 Cru
Series: Corwin literacy
Two book series (narrative/non-fiction titles) each offers 50 paired writing/reading lessons: generating ideas/stories, drafting, plotting, revising for meaning and clarity, understanding purpose, interpreting, analyzing, critique and preparing for publication, (Advanced)
Writing Prompts
808.3 Ama
Pages split into thirds allowing three story elements: setting, character, conflict, to be selected independently or randomly for creative writing ideas.
808.042 Ben
Exercises and ideas to inspire creative writing, with index for definitions, story starters, word lists and tips. (Intermediate level)
428.34 Cam
Two hundred writing exercises from the simple to challenging, sometimes silly but always interesting. (Intermediate to Advanced level)
Series: 808.4 Coh
Workbook present story starters for inspiring creativity and imagination with situations and questions that inspire. (Intermediate to Advanced levels)
Grammar Instruction
VITAL 808.42 Lan
Series: Language Builder Series
Four book series offers 4 page lessons with instruction and practice in grammar usage, sentence formation, paragraph development, writing conventions, and more. (Introductory to Advanced levels)
808 Suc
Series: Success in Writing
Part of 5 book series: Writing to Describe, Writing to Explain, Writing to Persuade, Writing to Tell a Story, Grammar Skill for Writers: Titles present a variety of writing exercises to improve mechanics of writing: grammar, parts of speech, sentence structure, revising and editing writing - to writing for different purposes, with glossaries. (Intermediate to Advance levels)