Writing Smart Junior: The Art and Craft of WritingA PARENTS’ CHOICE AWARD—WINNING SERIES Follow Bridget, Babette, Barnaby, and their feline friend Beauregard as they explore strange lands and discover, to their amazement, that writing is fun and interesting. Plus, you might discover that writing well can make you rich and famous someday (It worked for Stephen King!). By the time you finish readingWriting Smart Junior,you’ll·write better book reports ·compose beautiful poems ·write exciting stories ·master the art of letter-writing ·learn how to use the library Before you know it, writing will be as easy as tying your shoes (unless you have those Velcro™ tennis shoes–nothing’s that easy!). |
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Conteúdo
Dine and Dash at the Mute Café | 1 |
Gearing Up for the Quest | 11 |
A Glossary of Terms | 15 |
Punctuation | 23 |
The Better Letter Inn | 31 |
Friendly Letters | 39 |
Business Letters | 44 |
Envelopes Are Easy | 52 |
Observations from On High | 155 |
Peaceful Thoughts by the Plum Trees | 173 |
An Overview of Poetic Terms | 180 |
Quick Sketches of Feeling | 198 |
Young Poets Speak Out | 203 |
The Great Story Safari | 211 |
Why Do People Like Stories? | 218 |
Your Life Is Your Source | 222 |
Welcome to Fort Report | 57 |
What Youll Find in a Library | 62 |
Finding What You Need in a Library | 65 |
A Bunch of Grunts in Basic Training | 73 |
Reports That Rule | 75 |
Brainstorming | 83 |
Research Without Tears | 84 |
Report Writing the Right Way | 94 |
The Quest Presses On | 123 |
Newspaper Articles | 132 |
Magazine Articles | 143 |
Editorials and Columns | 147 |
Reviews | 149 |
What About Essays? | 150 |
Getting Ready to Write | 227 |
Fleshing Out Fantasies | 239 |
Making Your Reader See What You See | 242 |
Show Dont Tell | 250 |
Downstairs Upstairs and Online | 259 |
A Writers Best Friend | 269 |
Welcome to the Internet | 277 |
Writing Opportunities for Young Authors | 283 |
Publishing Your Work | 284 |
Writing Contest | 288 |
Cool Books for Cool Readers | 291 |
Answers | 299 |
About the Author | 310 |
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