Spectrum Writing: Grade 5

by McGraw-Hill Childrens Publishing

• ISBN13: 9781577689157
• ISBN10: 1577689151
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Carson Dellosa Pub Co Inc

Summary

Based on proven McGraw-Hill curriculum, SpectrumWritingGrade 5 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	(6)
Proofreading Checklist	6	(1)
Tools for Writing
Capitalization
Sentences, People, Pets	7	(1)
Places, Holidays, Events	8	(1)
Titles of Written Works	9	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Capitalization	10	(3)
Punctuation
Commas in Series, Introductions, and Direct Address	11	(1)
Commas with Introductory Phrases and Clauses	12	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Commas	13	(3)
Possessives
Singular and Plural Forms	14	(1)
Plural vs. Possessive Forms	15	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Possessives	16	(1)
Contractions	17	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Contractions	18	(1)
Homophones	19	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Homophones	20	(1)
Articles	21	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Articles	22	(1)
Recognizing Sentences
Recognizing Sentences	23	(2)
Completing Sentences	25	(2)
Writing Sentences	27	(1)
Types of Sentences
Statements, Questions, Exclamations, and Commands	28	(1)
Statements from Questions	29	(1)
Writing Different Types of Sentences	30	(1)
Sentence Diary	31	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Sentence Types	32	(1)
Description/Details
Writing with Your Senses	33	(2)
Identifying Nouns	35	(2)
Writing More Exact Nouns	37	(3)
Identifying Pronouns	40	(2)
Identifying Adjectives	42	(2)
Writing More Exact Adjectives	44	(2)
Identifying Adverbs	46	(2)
Writing More Exact Adverbs	48	(12)
Verbs
Regular and Irregular	50	(2)
Using Past-Tense Forms	52	(2)
Subject-Verb Agreement	54	(6)
Proofreading Practice: Subject-Verb Agreement	60	(1)
Writing More Exact Verbs	61	(4)
Proofreading Practice: Exact Verbs	65	(1)
Comparisons	66	(2)
Writing Comparisons Correctly	68	(2)
Proofreading Practice: Comparisons	70	(1)
Writing Similes	71	(3)
Writing Metaphors	74	(3)
Similes and Metaphors	77	(1)
Polishing Your Writing	78	(2)
Writing Paragraphs
Main Idea and Topic Sentences	80	(2)
Topic Sentences	82	(2)
Support Sentences	84	(1)
Putting a Paragraph Together	85	(1)
Writing a Paragraph	86	(1)
Writing Instructions in Sequence	87	(2)
Writing a Direction Paragraph	89	(1)
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph	90	(1)
Writing a Narrative Paragraph	91	(1)
Writing an Opinion Paragraph	92	(1)
Paragraph Building	93	(1)
Expanding Paragraphs	94	(2)
Writing More Than One Paragraph	96	(1)
Using Notes in Writing Paragraphs	97	(3)
Writing Better Sentences
Combining Sentences	100	(15)
Writing Letters
Friendly and Business Letters: Capitalization	111	(1)
Friendly Letters: Punctuaction	112	(1)
Business Letters: Punctuation	113	(1)
Writing a Friendly Letter	114	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Friendly Letter	115	(2)
Writing a Business Letter	116	(1)
Proofreading Practice: Business Letter	117	(1)
Proofreading Practive: Addressing Envelopes	118	(1)
Writer's Handbook	119	(10)
Answer Key	129