Introduction | p. 1 |
Scrambled Syntax: Identifying Subjects and Predicates | p. 5 |
Sentence Sense: Distinguishing between Complete and Incomplete Sentences | p. 9 |
Pure Vanity: Writing Complete Sentences | p. 11 |
Getting a Fortune: Writing Complete Sentences (Continued) | p. 14 |
For the Fun of It: Writing Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences | p. 17 |
Sound It Twice: Writing a Paragraph with Alliteration | p. 19 |
"Quick Milk": Solving Riddles | p. 23 |
Sporting Riddles: Composing Riddles | p. 26 |
Jumbled: Writing a Paragraph with Uncluttered Sentences | p. 29 |
Shoo, Fly!: Composing Limericks | p. 32 |
Music for Life; Writing Descriptions of Sounds | p. 34 |
A Letter from Harry: Writing a Friendly Letter | p. 37 |
"Dear Editor": Writing Opinion Pieces | p. 40 |
Traitors and Patriots: Composing a Definition | p. 43 |
Oxymorons: Writing Oxymorons | p. 46 |
Are You Aware?: Writing a Report | p. 50 |
Can We Coax a Hoax from You?: Writing a Newspaper Story | p. 53 |
The Paws That Refreshes: Inventing Funny Names | p. 55 |
Name That Occupation: Naming | p. 58 |
Fitting Partners: Naming | p. 62 |
Pete and Friends: Writing Dialogue | p. 64 |
They Don't Talk Back (or Do They?): Writing Dialogue | p. 67 |
Playing Ball and Making Stitches: Writing Dialogue with Metaphors | p. 70 |
Six: Writing a Character Sketch | p. 73 |
Life's Paradoxes: Relating a Personal Experience | p. 77 |
What's Going on Here?: Writing an Anecdote | p. 80 |
Wordsmiths: Composing a Cinquain | p. 83 |
Naturally Five: Composing Tanka and Haiku | p. 86 |
Couplets: Composing Couplets | p. 89 |
Going Nowhere Fast: Writing a Short Story | p. 92 |
Lines: Writing an Essay | p. 95 |
What's Your Answer?: Writing a Short Story | p. 99 |
Campaign Slogans and Songs: Writing Song Lyrics | p. 102 |
Make Us Free: Writing an Essay | p. 105 |
You, the Magician: Writing an Essay | p. 108 |
Preservation: Writing an Essay | p. 111 |
Here's Some Advice: Writing a Personal Anecdote | p. 115 |
Only Three: Composing Questions | p. 117 |
Take Your Choice!: Writing an Exciting Story | p. 120 |
Putting It Briefly: Writing Punny Questions | p. 123 |
Big Game: Recognizing Clichés | p. 126 |
Game Shows: Recognizing Malapropisms | p. 128 |
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