The Cool Factor: A Writing Unit

Download or read book The Cool Factor: A Writing Unit written by Mary F. Burke and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This packet, employing the popular Four Square method, serves as a personal coach for students who want to develop their writing skills. These exercises will get your students to consider what it means to be cool and uncool, and are designed to meet the interests and abilities of writers in grades 7-9. Tackle the writing process from every angle with art, word association, questions, poetry, and planning and composition of prose. The topics are personal and centered around the students' own lives, their families and friends, and their favorite places to go and things to do.