Language Arts

In this creative writing curriculum for middle schoolers (roughly 6th- to 9th-grade), young writers of fiction and poetry learn vital skills such as point of view, characterization, plotting, dialogue, and description. Simple but innovative exercises...

The Creative Writer, Level Two guides middle- and high-school students through an innovative, compelling series of exercises, each one designed to build your skill in the essential ingredients of fiction and poetry. Then, author Boris Fishman sets you...

Grades 9 - 12 The Elegant Essay Writing Lessons walks students through the entire essay-building process from captivating introductions to compelling descriptions; students will learn to bring their words and their arguments to life. Focusing on both the...

The only style manual ever to appear on the best-seller lists offers practical, fundamental advice on improving writing skills, promoting a style marked by simplicity, orderliness and sincerity.

This book is an excellent foundation for developing creative writing skills. Topics covered include the tools needed for writing, review of sentence structures, poetry styles and techniques, writing dialogue, outlining a story, writing powerful...

A complete reference tool for young writers, aspiring rhetoricians, and anyone else who needs to understand how English works. The Grammar Guidebook was called The Comprehensive Handbook of Rules in its first edition; this second edition is the same book...

Grades 7 - 12, 2nd Edition The student workbook provides worksheets for the lesson exercises, address templates, and Appendices (Tools of Invention, Tools of Arrangement, Tools of Elocution, Arrangement Templates, Sample Addresses, and Glossary)...

Grades 9 - 12 Welcome to The Lost Tools of Writing: Comparison Essay. This semester-long course enables students to practice basic thinking skills through a new form of essay. Through Comparison Essay, students will build on the foundations...

GRades 7 - 12 Offering dozens of additional examples of the content taught in The Lost Tools of Writing, Level 1, this handbook enables deeper understanding and richer contemplation of the three canons of classical rhetoric. Whether you are looking...

Grades 7 - 12 The Student Workbook for Level One contains a complete set of worksheets for every Lesson, a glossary, checklists for student's to revise their essays, and a complete set of arrangement templates for outlining essays. Please note that the...

Grades 9 - 12, Second Edition This teacher's guide provides much more than just answers; it also includes an assignment checklist; objectives for the course; evaluation forms/rubrics; advice on grading, including extensive information on how to earn an...