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The writing teacher's book of lists : with ready-to-use activities and worksheets / Gary Robert Muschla.

By: Muschla, Gary Robert.
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxiii, 341 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0787970808 (pbk.).Subject(s): English language -- Writing -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Teaching -- Aids and devices -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Activity programs in education -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 808.042071
Contents:
Sec.One: Lists and activities for special words and word groups - 1. Synonyms - 2. Antonyms - 3. Homographs - 4. Homophones - 5. Hard-to-spell words (intermediate) - 6. Hard-to-spell words (advanced) - 7. Easily confused words - 8. Sound words - 9. Compound words - 10. Sensory words - 11. Time words -- Sec.Two: Lists and activities for nonfiction writing: 12. Advertising words - 13. Business words - 14. Consumer words - 15. Craft words - 16. Ecology words - 17. Education words - 18. Food words - 19. Words of government and politics - 20. Health words - 21. History words - 22. Hobby words - 23. Math words - 24. Music words - 25. Words of newspapers and magazines - 26. Science words - 27. Sports words - 28. Travel words -- Sec.Three: Listsand activites for fiction writing: 29. Words of adventure and romance - 30. Words of folklore - 31. Words of mythology - 32. Words of plays - 33. Words of science fiction and fantasy - 34. Words of screenplays - 35. Spy, detective and mystery words - 36. Western words -- Sec. Four: Lists and activities for writing style: 37. Phrases of alliteration - 38. Cliches - 39. Idioms - 40. Figures of speech - 41. Jargon - 42. Overblown (redundant) phrases - 43. Sequential words and phrases - 44. Transitional words and phrases -- Sec.Five: Rules, checklists and activities for student writers: 45. Parts of speech - 46. Sentences, fragments and run-ons - 47. Rules for capitalization - 48. Rules for punctuation - 49. Spelling rules - 50. Irregular verbs - 51. Verbs tenses - 52. Major categories of pronouns - 53. Common prepositions - 54. Prewriting checklist - 55. Target audience checklist - 56. Checlklist for organizing nonfiction - 57. Checlist for revision - 58. Checklist for revising fiction - 59. Proofreading checklist -- Sec. Six: Special lists for student writers -- Sec.Seven: Special lists for teachers.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 332).

Sec.One: Lists and activities for special words and word groups - 1. Synonyms - 2. Antonyms - 3. Homographs - 4. Homophones - 5. Hard-to-spell words (intermediate) - 6. Hard-to-spell words (advanced) - 7. Easily confused words - 8. Sound words - 9. Compound words - 10. Sensory words - 11. Time words -- Sec.Two: Lists and activities for nonfiction writing: 12. Advertising words - 13. Business words - 14. Consumer words - 15. Craft words - 16. Ecology words - 17. Education words - 18. Food words - 19. Words of government and politics - 20. Health words - 21. History words - 22. Hobby words - 23. Math words - 24. Music words - 25. Words of newspapers and magazines - 26. Science words - 27. Sports words - 28. Travel words -- Sec.Three: Listsand activites for fiction writing: 29. Words of adventure and romance - 30. Words of folklore - 31. Words of mythology - 32. Words of plays - 33. Words of science fiction and fantasy - 34. Words of screenplays - 35. Spy, detective and mystery words - 36. Western words -- Sec. Four: Lists and activities for writing style: 37. Phrases of alliteration - 38. Cliches - 39. Idioms - 40. Figures of speech - 41. Jargon - 42. Overblown (redundant) phrases - 43. Sequential words and phrases - 44. Transitional words and phrases -- Sec.Five: Rules, checklists and activities for student writers: 45. Parts of speech - 46. Sentences, fragments and run-ons - 47. Rules for capitalization - 48. Rules for punctuation - 49. Spelling rules - 50. Irregular verbs - 51. Verbs tenses - 52. Major categories of pronouns - 53. Common prepositions - 54. Prewriting checklist - 55. Target audience checklist - 56. Checlklist for organizing nonfiction - 57. Checlist for revision - 58. Checklist for revising fiction - 59. Proofreading checklist -- Sec. Six: Special lists for student writers -- Sec.Seven: Special lists for teachers.