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By Gabriel Arquilevich, Fairview Publishing
 Fairview's
Guide to Composition and Essay begins with the premise that essay writing is a
creative act. Thus, the book opens by emphasizing active, illustrative writing,
followed by a study of tone, audience, paragraphing, and drafting. Sentence
fluidity and sentence combining instruction helps students learn to write
sophisticated composition. this learning culminates in four easy assignments:
taking a stand, compare and contrast, personal, and mock essay. Grade level: 9+
103 pages. Soft cover. 3/05 Fairview's Guide to Composition
and Essay was chosen by Cathy Duffy as on of her "100 Top Picks for Homeschool
Curriculum" in the language arts: grammar and composition category. |
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This friendly and sometimes humorous book addresses four areas of writing:
composition, fiction, poetry, and "writing in action." Composition lessons in
Writing for 100 Days focus on skills such as word economy, transitions, sentence
variety, and organization. Fiction lessons guide students through the writing of
a story. Poetry explores forms such as haiku, sonnets, and free verse. "Writing
in action" includes business letters, news reports, technical writing, and more.
3/05
Writing for 100 Days was chosen by Cathy Duffy as on of her "100 Top Picks for
Homeschool Curriculum" in the language arts: grammar and composition category.