Write! Write! Write!: Ready-To-Use Writing Process Activities for Grades 4-8 (Paperback)

Preface ix

About This Resource xi

Unit One: Playing With Language 1

Examples: "The Timid Turtle (Fill-In Story)," "Contrary Mary," "Icky Squirmy," "Additional Alliteration," "Creating Critters".

Unit Two: Paragraph Writing 33

Examples: "Scrambled Paragraphs," "Captain Hook," "Paragraph Seeds," "Stop That Chop," "Too, Too Much".

Unit Three: Simple Essays 71

Examples: "I Didn't Know That Was There!" "One Hour in a Supermarket," "A Look at Me, Ten Years From Now".

Unit Four: More Complex Essays 115

Examples: "Great Friends," "Who Collects Stamps?" "The Amazing Man From Milwaukee," "A Perfect World".

Unit Five: Simple Letters 161

Examples: "Friends Across the Miles," "Guess What I'm Doing," "Dear Owner," "Dear Twentieth-Century Folks".

Unit Six: Business Letters 193

Examples: "You've Got a Complaint!" "I Can Help," "Dear Box Number," "Team Business Manager," "Summer Cash".

Unit Seven: Creative Writing 237

Examples: "Building Blocks," "Feeling Fine," "Say What?" "Irresistible Beginnings," "A Day in the Life of the Sillies"

Unit Eight: Variety Pack 275

Examples: "Rhyme Time," "Feeling Happy/Feeling Sad," "Chasing the News," "Classroom Flash," "An Interview With Who?"