CREATIVITY THROUGH LANGUAGE 2

CREATIVITY THROUGH LANGUAGE 2 Synopsis

This book covers: -Biographies, letters, newspapers -Advertisements, editing and proofreading -Advice on how to assess the children's learning. Contents -Autobiographies- diaries- personal profiles-time capsules and autobiographies -Biographies-Interviews and Notes-research and summaries-biographies without plagiarism -Informal Letters- invitations-thank you letters-informal letters and reports-emails -Formal Letters- Business letters -Tools for writing articles- an introduction to newspaper articles- looking deeper into the news-headlines, is the report biased ? -Writing Newspaper Articles- a journalist's scenario -Tools for Writing Advertisements- information posters- Advertising posters and slogans- facts and opinions -Developing Advertising- tv ads-producing a school brochure -Editing-formal and informal language-capital letters- don't forget to breathe-finding the paragraphs- punctuation- checking spellings- paragraphs and reports-choosing the right spelling-alternatives for said- commas- editing-using a thesaurus- verbs and adjectives- does it make sense? -Assessing Children need help and guidance in non-fiction writing and that is something that many primary/prep/P1-6 colleagues find difficult and challenging. That is why this book is so important. Following a successful teaching career Patricia Sumner moved into educational publishing and now runs a successful business in the North West. She is also author Creativity through Language: How to teach fiction writing. A TLS Resource Book: For teachers of primary/prep and lower secondary pupils. -Ideal resource for primary/prep schools with a free cd of pages to print off available. -Contains comprehensive teacher notes -Topical and thought provoking -Cross curricular in approach.

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