Spectrum Writing: Grade 4

by McGraw-Hill Childrens Publishing

• ISBN13: 9781577689140
• ISBN10: 1577689143
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Carson Dellosa Pub Co Inc

Summary

Based on proven McGraw-Hill curriculum, SpectrumWritingGrade 4 helps young people improve and strengthen their writing skills as they learn to identify basic grammar concepts, use correct sentence structure, find the main idea and supporting details, write paragraphs, and develop creative writing skills.

Table of Contents

Things to Remember About Writing	5	(1)
Proofreading Checklist	6	(1)
Tools for Writing
Capitalization
People and Pets	7	(1)
People's Titles	8	(1)
Titles of Written Works	9	(1)
Places	10	(1)
Dates, Holidays, Groups	11	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Capitalization	12	(4)
Punctuation
Commas in Series	13	(2)
Commas in Dates and Addresses	15	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Commas	16	(3)
Possessives
Singular and Plural	18	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Possessives	19	(1)
Contractions	20	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Contractions	21	(3)
Homophones
Your/You're, Its/It's	22	(1)
There/Their/They're, Here/Hear	23	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Homophones	24	(2)
Articles
A, an, and the	25	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Articles	26	(1)
Recognizing Sentences
Sentence Recognition	27	(1)
Ending Sentences	28	(1)
Beginning Sentences	29	(1)
Types of Sentences
Sentence Identification	30	(1)
Sentence Punctuation	31	(1)
Writing Sentences	32	(2)
Description/Details
Describing with Your Senses	34	(2)
Nouns	36	(1)
Writing More Exact Nouns	37	(2)
Pronouns	39	(1)
Adjectives	40	(8)
Choosing Exact Adjectives	41	(2)
Expanding Sentences	43	(1)
Overused Words	44	(1)
Descriptive Sentences	45	(1)
Writing Details from Pictures	46	(2)
Adverbs	48	(4)
Writing With Adverbs	49	(2)
Expanding Sentences	51	(1)
Verbs	52	(11)
Subject-Verb Agreement	53	(3)
Verb Tense	56	(2)
Proofreading Practice:
Verb Agreement and Tense	58	(1)
Writing with Interesting Verbs	59	(2)
Proofreading Practice:
Writing with Interesting Verbs	61	(2)
Adjectives that Compare	63	(10)
Comparing Two Things	65	(2)
Comparing More Than Two Things	67	(2)
Writing Comparisons Correctly	69	(2)
Writing Comparisons with like and as	71	(2)
Writing Similes	73	(1)
Figures of Speech	74	(1)
Rewriting	75	(1)
Polishing Your Writing	76	(1)
Writing About a Person	77	(1)
Writing Paragraphs
Finding the Main Idea	78	(2)
Writing a Topic Sentence	80	(2)
Topic Sentences	82	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Topic Sentence	83	(1)
Writing Sentences that Keep to the Topic	84	(8)
Support Sentences	86	(1)
Topic Sentences	87	(1)
Paragraph Form	88	(1)
Proofreading Paragraphs	89	(1)
Paragraph Plan	90	(1)
Writing Paragraphs	91	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Paragraphs	92	(2)
Comparison Paragraph	94	(1)
Definition Paragraph	95	(1)
Descriptive Paragraph	96	(1)
Explanatory Paragraph	97	(1)
Expository Paragraph	98	(1)
Persuasive Paragraph	99	(1)
Writing About Pictures in Sequence	100	(6)
Writing with Sequence Words	102	(2)
Writing About Activities in Sequence	104	(2)
Writing Better Sentences
Combining Sentences	106	(8)
Writing Letters
Friendly Letter	114	(1)
Business Letter	115	(2)
Proofreading Practice: Addressing Envelopes	117	(1)
Writing an Invitation	118	(1)
Writer's Handbook	119	(10)
Answer Key	129