{"product_id":"writing-activities-for-every-month-of-the-school-year-ready-to-use-writing-process-activities-for-grades-4-8-9780787966232","title":"Writing Activities for Every Month of the School Year: Ready-To-Use Writing Process Activities for Grades 4-8","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carol H. Behrman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Teaching - Subjects - Language Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor language arts and English teachers in grades 4-8, here is a unique year-round collection of more than 340 reproducible, writing process activity sheets to help you capitalize on your students' natural interest in holidays and special events while reinforcing your writing skills curriculum and meeting the diverse needs of your students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of these ready-to-use writing process activities begin with clear, easy-to-follow, student directions and focus on the development of word, sentence and paragraph skills for writing essays, letters, journal articles, and creative writing of various kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe activity sheets are conveniently organized into ten monthly sections. September through June, and are printed in a big 8 1\/4\" * 11\" spiral-bound format that folds flat for easy photocopying as many times as needed for individual or group use. Each month includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e*Brief lists of historical events and famous birthdays of the month, such as these two entries for September: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeptember 2, 1945: VJ Day-- Allies and Japan sign World War II surrender agreement on board battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeptember 12, 1913: Jesse Owens, American athlete, hero of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e*Monthly table of contents for quick location of appropriate activities, including titles, skills emphasized, and related curricular areas. *More than 30 reproducible writing activity sheets that guide students through the writing process from prewriting (A), to rough draft (B), to final copy (C), like these sample activities for November: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLast Leaf on the Tree (paragraph writing)\u003cbr\u003e Athletic Words (sentence writing)\u003cbr\u003e World Without TV (essay writing)\u003cbr\u003e War and Peace (nouns adjectives)\u003cbr\u003e Vote for Joe! (journalism)\u003cbr\u003e Funnybone Tickling (paragraph writing)\u003cbr\u003e A SenseAtive Place (sensory language)\u003cbr\u003e Dangerous Journeys (creative writing)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll find these stimulating, carefully planned writing activities help relate writing to what is going on in students' lives and world at the time of the assignment. Moreover, the clear, student friendly directions make the activities useful or independent as well as teacher-directed lessons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45118500765847,"sku":"9780787966232","price":2664.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780787966232.webp?v=1767274482","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/writing-activities-for-every-month-of-the-school-year-ready-to-use-writing-process-activities-for-grades-4-8-9780787966232","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}