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Be a Better Writer: For School, For Fun, For Anyone Ages 10-15 (The Be a Better Writer Series)
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About Be A Better Writer: For School, For Fun, For Anyone
Product Description One Book for All Kinds of Writers and All Kinds of Writing Whether you’re writing essays for school or fiction for fun, this book helps you be a better writer. For School... Improve your grades with techniques like the What-Why-How and Content-Purpose-Audience strategies that clarify your thinking and strengthen logical arguments on tests, in essays, and on research reports. Use Sentence Patterns and the Plain English for Handy Analysis approach to improve your grammar without having to learn grammar rules. Get your work done faster, develop more confidence, bring home better report cards, and score higher on state tests. For Fun... Improve your creative writing by using The Five Facts of Fiction to dream up compelling characters and powerful plot lines that keep your readers reading from beginning to end. Produce rich description with the Tell-Show strategy. Render your ideas in well-chosen words and smooth-sounding sentences. Find your voice and translate your passion to the page so your readers feel it, too. For Anyone... You have a voice the world wants to hear. You have stories to tell, real and imagined, that readers can’t wait to read. You have things to say that will change the way people think and feel, and that will shape the way they look at life after seeing it through your eyes. Don’t keep your readers waiting; give them things to read. Don’t wait for someone to discover you; discover yourself. Don’t wait to be a better writer; be a better writer now! Review KIRKUS REVIEW As one would hope, Peha's fluid, engaging prose zips across the page. The book is calibrated to a teen audience not just in the direct, conversational nature of the prose, but also in the busy, eye-catching way that it is organized. More impressive still is the content, which dives deep into the minutiae of writing to make sure that the reader truly understands not just what structures are operating, but how and why they function. One suggested activity is crafting a passage with no punctuation to force the student to choose words that will communicate their meaning even in the absence of periods and commas. This combination of out-of-the-box thinking and the traditional tactics of composition makes Peha's work a solid choice for any teen attempting to get a handle on that big, mysterious practice known as writing. Be a Better Writer is an innovative and accessible writing guide for students. --Kirkus Reviews WINNER OF A PARENTS' CHOICE RECOMMENDED AWARD "The breadth of the material is impressive. There are detailed chapters on paper and essay writing, which include practical tips on how to begin, organizing thoughts, and proceeding methodically to an end. Often, the greatest challenge of any writing task is the blank page. These authors dismiss the fear and replace it with friendly, easy-to-manage steps. There's plenty to offer all students at all levels--whether they want to pursue a career in writing, or write stronger papers, or just communicate better in general. The message throughout the book is that writing isn't so hard - anyone can do it, and anyone can get better."-- Teresa DiFalco, award-winning writer and contributing editor for Parents' Choice WINNER OF THE 2016 BEST BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION "With Be a Better Writer you can improve your creative writing by using The Five Facts of Fiction to dream up compelling characters and powerful plot lines that keep your readers reading from beginning to end. Produce rich description with the Tell-Show strategy. Render your ideas in well-chosen words and smooth-sounding sentences. Find your voice and translate your passion to the page so your readers feel it, too."-- USA Book News FROM A TEEN INK EDITOR'S CHOICE REVIEW "Be a Better Writer is truly a great guide to writing, one that can be referenced and dog-eared during hundreds of writing sessions. It's broad: it instructs on informational writing and fiction, and the techniques pr
