Writing Basics Sentence to Paragraph to Essay

Writing Basics, a textbook for students in grades 7-9, offers a solid introduction to writing sentences, paragraphs, and essays. This book provides excellent practice and preparation for all writing tests. Step-by-step lessons teach students how to write complete sentences, use transitions, combine ideas, and expand sentences. Students read and analyze models, then write original paragraphs using the major writing strategies: narration; description, exposition, example, definition, persuasion, comparison and contrast, cause and effect. In the last section of the text, students apply what they have learned about writing paragraphs to writing essays.Panman, Sandra is the author of 'Writing Basics Sentence to Paragraph to Essay', published 2004 under ISBN 9780912813318 and ISBN 0912813318.