by Donna | Oct 31, 2018
1. Use three key words to introduce sentence types. Sometimes just shortening longer words to their base can make them easier for students to grasp. I like to use the punctuation marks as part of the key word teaching in phrases like these:
a) Declarative–You DECLARE something. Just stating something.
b) Interrogative—Are you a suspect in an INTERROGATION room getting questioned?
c) Exclamatory—You EXCLAIM something in loud words with an exclamation point!
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by Donna | Jul 11, 2018
Our newest fourth grade composition book is up! Well, it’s not really new…it’s just one of the last two books of the Meaningful Composition series to be revised. And I am so happy with it!
I am happy for all of the regular reasons: (1) It is completely directed—no guess work, no vague ideas of what a student should do, no writing idea book or prompt book; (2) It follows the same layout—each project is one or two weeks long; (3) It teaches the skills needed to complete each project (when an assignment has the student add a quote, it has extensively quote lessons to teach them HOW to add quotes!); (4) It has the outlining spaces, brainstorming boxes, etc., all within it; (5) Has samples galore; and much more.
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by Donna | Aug 19, 2017
When I post a live video of one of my writing classes on Facebook, I always get those same questions: When will you offer classes for people who don’t live near you? Are you going to be having online classes soon? And I keep saying “soon”! Well, soon is now here. We are officially having our very first LIVE online writing class (remedial writing, of sorts). I will enumerate the details below.
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by Donna | Dec 26, 2015
Welcome to 2016! And welcome to our newly-revised Meaningful Composition books! Yep, in the next couple of weeks all of our MC books from 5 I through 11 I (two semesters of each book) will be available for purchase. (Our old versions {still awesome books!} of 4 I, 4 II, and 12 II continue to be available as well.)
In honor of the release of many new books—and the other books’ revisions and new titles/contents—Character Ink Press is having a January sale! All MC books (4 I through 11 I) will be on sale from $35 down to $25 (through Character Ink Press only; other vendors will have their regular prices). Yep! Ten dollars off each book during our unveiling month!
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