Motivational Strategies: Text and Transparencies in Composition and Grammar
Expanded Fourth Edition
Joel Littauer

In a workshop, hands-on atmosphere, involvement and enthusiasm are the sparkplugs; improved output is the result. In convenient loose-leaf format, twelve highly motivating chapters on prewriting strategies, supported by 23 transparencies for classroom use, provide an introduction to the four domains of writing: narration, exposition, sensory description and persuasion, plus the autobiographical and controversial essay. The transparencies also cover areas of most frequent error in grammar. A new section, The Writing Process, includes all steps, from free writing to publishing, and is an asset to those taking exit examinations for writing at college level.

Problems are succinctly defined and illustrated, and procedures are offered to correct them. They include parts of speech, subjects and predicates, agreement of subject and verb, sentence combining, and identifying sentence fragments, to name a few. The strategies enable students to generate ideas within the group and work toward the goal of the individual creating and ultimately editing his or her own writing: peer editing leading to self-editing.

High Intermediate-Advanced, Grade 7 – Adult.

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