Meaningful Composition 4-I: Sentences, Paragraphs & More (Downloadable Book)

Description

Table of Contents for this Book and How to Use The Meaningful Composition program

Projects Contained in This Book

Sample Lessons (20 pages)

Read ‘About Meaningful Composition’ in the thumbnail picture above!

This first semester book for approximately fourth grade level writers is half grammar/usage and half composition. The book begins with learning parts of speech that are needed for good sentence writing. 

It expands on this with types of sentences, the five things a sentence must contain, topic sentences, transition sentences, support sentences, the SSS5 (Super Short Sentence of Five Words or Fewer), and the five parts of a paragraph.  It introduces paragraph writing with fill-in-the blanks, cloze sentences, Five W’s, Q and A paragraphs, and more. It culminates in introducing students to writing from sources with given sources and the Sentence-by-Sentence (S-by-S) Outlining method.

Along the way, students will learn many of the editing techniques taught in all of Character Ink’s books via our signature Checklist Challenge. Some projects include S-by-S Outline and Essay over dolphins showing concern, descriptive paragraphs, S-by-S Outline and Essay over skunk traps, room descriptions, topical words writing, and more.

Be sure to read our Meaningful Composition General Guide & Overview for each book.

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