Writing with Skill, Level 1

Skills Taught:

- One- and two-level outlining

- Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum

- Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry

- Researching and documenting source material

- First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition

Features of the program:

- Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction

- All source material for assignments is provided--no other books are needed

- This Instructor Text provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student's work

- Student Workbook (sold separately) encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student

- First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition