How To Write Book Reports (Paperback)
Grades 2-6

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Do you have a student who likes to read? Is he/she ready to start learning how to write a composition? Whether your student likes to read or not, this curriculum is a must. Learning the pattern for a book report is a precursor to learning how to write essays and research reports. This curriculum is so fun and easy-to-use that your student will slip into writing with ease! Moreover, with the preprinted forms for collecting data and writing the final book report, your student will be organized, and you will have a keepsake record of the writing successes your student will achieve with this curriculum. BOOK REPORTS uses a step-by-step format that makes any reading adventure become a successful writing adventure. This hands-on workbook contains five units of three chapters each. Each unit begins with a chapter of Ethics Skills teaching your student how to choose a scripturally honoring book to read. After scriptural values are studied, they are recorded on worksheets and in a quick reference table for your student to refer to when choosing the books he/she will read. Next, each unit contains a Writing Skills chapter with easy-to-follow instructions that teach how to write a book report from the opening to the closing paragraph. These chapters gradually introduce new concepts that facilitate the growth and maturation of writing skills. The third chapter in each unit is full of Grammar Skills and PRACTICE exercises. Your student is taught each grammar rule which he/she then practices and is instructed to apply the skill to current and future writing. Next, convenient preprinted forms for collecting data and writing a final book report are included. These helpful study pages aid in organization and provide a keepsake record of each writing success. Additionally, the final book report forms contain border frames that are a delight for every student to color, making each report a masterpiece! Writing Skills Topic sentences Logical-sequence paragraphs Summary sentences Topical paragraphs Transition sentences Topical paragraphs Opening, detail, and closing paragraphs Character development Book analysis Grammar Skills Capital letters Sentence structure Punctuation Paragraph structure Word usage Dictionary usage Transitions Thesaurus usage Bonus Features! Teacher and student instructions Book report forms Book report correcting Daily lesson plans Book report grading Charts for editing PRACTICE exercises/answers Charts for grading Boo