Mastering English Language Arts (ELA) Writing: Reports and Stories for S.E.A.

Mastering English Language Arts (ELA) Writing: Reports and Stories for S.E.A. and Lower Secondary School comprises more than 250 pages. It guides students as they write for the purpose of entertaining their audience with well-written stories, as well as for the purpose of informing their readers about incidents and events that took place through well-articulated reports. This handbook is ideal for preparing standards 3, 4 and 5 students for the S.E.A. examination. It introduces concepts such as point of view, transition words and phrases, direct and indirect speech, conflict and theme, and instructs students in using awesome story starters, showing (not telling), making dialogue more meaningful and engaging, and using clever conclusions. This guide also includes 24 sample reports and storiesIf you want your students to develop and improve their writing without depriving them of the joy of writing, this teacher-written resource is the right fit for you. There are lots of activities to make it easier for students to master the key concepts in writing and 40 stimulating, yet challenging prompts that will help students become more creative and flexible writers.