Entry Level I: Prepare to Write

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Prepare to Write is a sentence composition course for ages 8 – 11. (3rd, 4th, or 5th grade level)

Expected Result: Students learn how to write complete sentences correctly.

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Prepare to Write is designed for the student who struggles to write a sentence. Students improve their sentence writing by incorporating grammar and learning mechanical writing skills.

• Students learn how to apply basic 8 parts of speech to sentences to create word pictures.
• Students develop mechanical sentence writing skills.
• Students develop complete sentences that are not 2 or more sentences run together.
• Vocabulary increases as they discover and use stronger words.
• Grammar and figures of speech are applied creatively in poetry and sentence writing.

Sentence writing basics: capitalizing the first word in a sentence, punctuating a sentence, using 8 parts of speech, homonyms, possessives and contractions, proper nouns, prepositional phrases, run-on sentences, incomplete sentences, awkward sentences...

Why Students Should Hand Write Their Notes

• Paper copies of worksheets are used because students should hand write their notes.
• Prepare to Write final copies of sentences may be handwritten or typed and printed. 

A Recommended Reading List is included with each set of Student Worksheets.

Prepare to Write Reading List

Instruction Manual is 30 lesson plans. Try before you buy: Sample Lessons

For a detailed scope and sequence: Syllabus

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Select Prepare to Write if your student struggles to write sentences.

1.       Needs basic sentence writing skills:

a.       Does not start sentences with a capital letter.

b.       Does not end sentences with correct punctuation.

2.       Needs to learn sentence structure:

a.       Writes incomplete sentences (incomplete thoughts).

b.   Writes run-on sentences (2 or more complete thoughts incorrectly joined as 1 sentence).

3.       Needs to learn basic grammar: homonyms, contractions, parts of speech…

4.   Uses capital letters randomly when writing. 

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