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The Writing Teachers Book of Lists: with Ready-to-Use Activities and Worksheets
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Gary Robert Muschla received his B.A. and M.A.T. from Trenton State College in New Jersey. For the past fifteen years, he has taught at Appleby School in the Spotswood, New Jersey School District, where he has developed a practical approach to the teaching of writing, conducted writing workshops for teachers and students, and edited magazines of students? writing. In addition to his teaching experiences, Mr. Muschla has been a successful freelance writer, editor, and ghostwriter. He is the author of the Writing Resource Activities Kit: Ready-to-Use Worksheets and Enrichment Lessons for Grades 4-9 (The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1989).
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Skills Index

Section I: LISTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIAL WORDS AND WORD GROUPS.

Synonyms.

Antonyms.

Homographs.

Homophones.

Hard-to-Spell Words (Intermediate).

Hard-to-Spell words (Advanced).

Easily Confused Words.

Sound Words.

Compound Words.

Sensory Words.

Time Words.

Section II: LISTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR NONFICTION WRITING.

Advertising Words.

Business Words.

Consumer Words.

Craft Words.

Ecology Words.

Education Words.

Food Words.

Words of Government and Politics.

Health Words.

Hobby Words.

Words of Newspapers and Magazines.

Sports Words.

Travel Words.

Section III: LISTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR FICTION WRITING.

Words of Adventure and Romance.

Words of Folklore.

Words of Mythology.

Words of Plays.

Words of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Spy, Detective, and Mystery Words.

Western Words.

Section IV: LISTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR WRITING STYLE.

Phrases of Alliteration.

Analogies.

Clichés.

Figures of Speech.

Jargon.

Overblown (Redundant) Phrases.

Sequential Words and Phrases.

Transitional Words and Phrases.

Section V: "CHECK" LISTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR WRITERS.

Prewriting Checklist.

Target Audience Checklist.

Checklist for Organizing Nonfiction.

Checklist for Revision.

Checklist for Revising Fiction.

Proofreading Checklist.

Section VI: LISTS FOR REFERENCE.

Promoting the "Write" Atmosphere.

Annotated List of Library References.

Bibliography Format.

Footnote/Endnote Format.

Books for Students About Writers and Writing.

Books and Resources About Teaching Writing.

Common Foreign Words and Phrases.

Major Genres of Fiction.

Grading the Writing of Your Students.

Questions to Help Focus Writing Topics.

Common Initializations.

Jobs in which Writing is an Important Skill.

Markets for the Writing of Students.

Plagiarism and How to Avoid It.

Play Format.

Poetry Formats (Intermediate Grades).

Poetry Formats (Advanced Grades).

Editor's Proofreading Marks.

Quotes About Writing.

Screenplay Format.

Topics for Literature Research Papers.

Steps for Doing a Research Paper.

Types of Writing.

Writing Activities for Other Subjects.

Ways to Publish the Work of Your Students.

Tips for Answering Essay Tests.

Guidelines for Writer's Conferences.

Writer's Glossary.

The Writing Process.

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