User's Manual
W RITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO
Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements
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High School Exercises
This table gives you an overview of the categories and themes available at the
high school level. For detailed information about each writing exercise,
consult the HighSchoolSupplements.pdf teaching supplement file.
Writing
Skills
(Continued)
You Are the
Editor I
Using text that is sometimes informative and sometimes
whimsical, students practice some important keyboard and
command functions of word processing software. In the
process, they are also called upon to apply and practice skills
inherent in good editing and proofreading: critical thinking,
organizational concepts, spelling and usage, sentence
combining, sentence sense, and clarity of meaning. Word
processing and editing are natural skills to practice
simultaneously.
You Are the
Editor II
Students practice some important keyboard and command
functions for word processing: space, return, delete, cursor
movement, move text, search and replace. In the process,
they apply and practice the skills inherent in good
editing/proofreading: critical thinking, organizational
concepts, spelling and usage, sentence sense, and clarity of
meaning. Some of the passages that make up the activities are
informative, others are whimsical.
3_High School
1 Writing
Skills
Persuasive
Essay
Students are taken through the steps needed to write a
persuasive essay. They receive guidance at each stage—
from selecting a topic through polishing and
proofreading.
Polishing
Prose
These files address basic mechanics, grammar, usage,
and stylistic issues that will guide students as they polish
their prose. Jack London’s story “To Build a Fire”
provides models and examples.
2_Middle School (Continued)