These creative activities will help students learn to use vivacious verbs, audacious adjectives, agile adverbs and much more in writing sentences. The practical ideas give students knowledge and confidence to improve everything they write by improving their word choice, sentence structure and sentence variety. Write-on, wipe-off sentence strips included.
Do your sentences fail to sound the way you want? Are they lackluster, with flat characters and settings? Is your prose full of bad habits and crutches? The Anatomy of Prose: 12 Steps to Sensational Sentences, by Sacha Black, showed writers how to polish their prose to perfection in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide. This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in The Anatomy of Prose, guiding you through the development of your sentence-level craft. Inside the workbook you’ll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you: + Create descriptions that sing + Craft character emotions that will hook a reader + Harness all five senses to make your stories come alive, deepening your reader's experience + Learn tips and tricks for balancing details at the sentence level + Discover methods for strengthening each sentence through strategic word choice, rhythm and flow + Implement dozens of literary devices, including how to utilize them to give your prose power + Use tactics for differentiating characters in dialogue as well as making it punchy and unforgettable + Self-edit through a comprehensive prose-specific self-editing check list + Embody your character's personality at the sentence level + Avoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes at the sentence level Read the The Anatomy of Prose Workbook today and start creating kick-ass sentences.
These creative activities will help students learn to use vivacious verbs, audacious adjectives, agile adverbs and much more in writing sentences. The practical ideas give students knowledge and confidence to improve everything they write by improving their word choice, sentence structure and sentence variety. Write-on, wipe-off sentence strips included.
Sacha Black’s book 13 Steps To Evil – How To Craft A Superbad Villain showed writers how to create their ultimate villain in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide. This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in 13 Steps To Evil and guiding you through the development of your indisputable bad guy. It’s time to get to the core of your villain and supersize that evil. Inside the workbook you’ll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you: •Choose the perfect villain traits •Create sinister character histories and motives •Avoid pesky clichés •Design conflict and tension that grips your reader •Build your market knowledge so you create a villain that sells Craft your characters through easy to digest exercises that empower you to conquer your villain for life. Read the 13 Steps To Evil Workbook today and start creating kick-ass bad guys.
Do your characters fail to bring your story to life? Are they flat, boring or have no depth? Is your story lacking a little cohesion or sparkle? In 8 Steps to Side Characters: How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power, Sacha Black showed writers how to breathe life into their characters in an easy to follow and humorous, step-by-step guide. This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in textbook, and guiding you through the development of your characters. Inside the workbook you’ll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you: + Create side characters from the ground up that will bring your story alive + Understand the main types of side characters and what you should do with them + Learn how to craft character depth that hooks readers + Harness your character voices to deepen your reader's experience + Utilize details to enhance characterization + Implement methods for killing characters that will help deepen plot, theme and story + Find ideas for creating conflict with your side characters + Use vital tactics for differentiating characters and making them feel real to your reader + Avoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes with characters Read 8 Steps to Side Characters Workbook today and start creating kick-ass sentences.
Sacha Black's book, 10 Steps To Hero - How To Craft A Kickass Protagonist, showed writers how to create their ultimate hero in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide. This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in 10 Steps To Hero and guiding you through the development of your indisputable hero. It's time to cut through the charm, get to the core of your character,and supersize that hero. Inside the workbook you'll find hundreds of thought-provoking questions, exercises, and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you to: + Develop a killer character arc + Weave your web of story connectivity seamlessly through your book + Design page turning tension and conflict + Build market knowledge to help you create a hero that sells Craft your characters through easy-to-digest exercises that empower you to master your heroes. Readthe 10 Steps To Hero Workbook today and start creating kickass protagonists.
Do your sentences fail to sound the way you want? Are they lackluster, with flat characters and settings? Is your prose full of bad habits and crutches? In The Anatomy of Prose, you’ll discover: A step-by-step guide to creating descriptions that sing The key to crafting character emotions that will hook a reader How to harness all five senses to make your stories come alive, deepening your reader's experience Tips and tricks for balancing details at the sentence level Methods for strengthening each sentence through strategic word choice, rhythm and flow Dozens of literary devices, and how to utilize them to give your prose power Tactics for differentiating characters in dialogue as well as making it punchy and unforgettable A comprehensive prose-specific self-editing check list How to embody your character's personality at the sentence level The most common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid The Anatomy of Prose is a comprehensive writing guide that will help you create sensational sentences. Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned writer, this book will power up your prose, eliminate line-level distractions and help you find the perfect balance of show and tell. By the end of this book, you'll know how to strengthen your sentences to give your story, prose and characters the extra sparkle they need to capture a reader's heart. If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create perfect prose, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting sensational sentences. Read The Anatomy of Prose today and start creating kick-ass stories.
In the field of philosophy of language, is there life beyond Chomsky? Deleuze's deep distrust for, and fascination with language provide a positive answer - nothing less than a brand new philosophy of language, where pragmatics replaces structural linguistics, and where the literary text and the concept of style have pride of place. This should be good news not only for philosophers, but for linguistics and literary critics as well.
Support skill building at home by offering a unique approach to learning. Super Skill Powers for kindergarten offers fun and engaging math and language arts practice with addition, subtraction, place value, sorting, shapes, measurement, capitalization, punctuation, vocabulary, and more. --Super Skill Powers for kindergarten provides children with an interactive format for learning math, reading, and language arts skills. With this series, your child can deepen understanding of key concepts while being motivated by a creative learning process. Super Skill Powers for kindergarten uses a combination of assessments and rewards to help your child become a super student! --The Super Skill Powers series offers motivation for learning by using a unique, interactive format for math and language arts practice. Each book features assessments for monitoring progress and opportunities for children to earn rewards for mastering specific skills. The reward stickers are in the form of capes, masks, clothing, and shields so that children can build their own superheroes. --Upon completion of the workbooks, children will have learned enough to be part of the superhero team!
