Strategies for Writing Compositions is a series of six primary level books aimed at developing writing skills for a variety of text types.

Each unit introduces the features of each text type and provides focused practice on the planning, organisational and language skills for writing good compositions of that particular genre. The unit ends with a writing task that leads the student through the five steps of the writing process - planning, drafting, revising, editing and sharing.

A wide variety of topics and contexualized exercises ensure that the student’s interest is maintained throughout the course. With the comprehensive approach adopted in this book, it is hoped that the student will not only gain a better understanding on how to approach writing, but also build upthe skills to craft interesting and effective compositions of different genres.

Contents

Unit 1 The Writing Process
Unit 2 Personal Recount (1) - Learning to Ride a Bike
Unit 3 Personal Recount (2) – The Day We Moved to a New Neighbourhood
Unit 4 Narrative (1) – The Eagle and the Fox
Unit 5 Narrative (2) – Laura’s Craze
Unit 6 Note – Giving Directions
Unit 7 Personal Letter – A Letter to a Teacher
Unit 8 Email – An email to Aunt Stella
Unit 9 Report (1) – Opossums
Unit 10 Report (2) – Veterinarians
Unit 11 Procedure (1) – How to make Pancakes
Unit 12 Procedure (2) – How to Play Beetle Game
Unit 13 Exposition (1) – A Letter to Ms Rodriguez
Unit 14 Exposition (2) – Joyful Bookwormers
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