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Descriptive Writing by John Schacter, Ph.D.

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Preface LESSON 1: Pretest and Portfolios LESSON 2: Introduction to Descriptive Writing LESSON 3: The Snow Person (Attribute Charts) LESSON 4: The Storm (Where Topic Sentences) LESSON 5: The Storm (Top to Bottom Paragraph Frames) LESSON 6: The Storm (Writing Concluding Sentences) LESSON 7: The Storm (Revising for Precise Language) LESSON 8: The Playground (When Topic Sentences) LESSON 9: The Playground (Left to Right Paragraph Frames) LESSON 10: The Playground (Writing Concluding Sentences) LESSON 11: The Playground (Revising for Strong Verbs) LESSON 12: The Insect (Skill Review & Attribute Charts) LESSON 13: The Insect (Writing Comparison Sentences) LESSON 14: The Insect (Details Paragraph Frame) LESSON 15: The Insect (Interesting Fact Topic Sentences) LESSON 16: The Insect (Writing Concluding Sentences) 8 11 15 18 22 26 31 35 40 45 49 55 60 63 67 70 75

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LESSON 17: The Insect (Skill Review) LESSON 18: The Place (Creating Attribute Charts) LESSON 19: The Place (Precise Words, Verbs & Comparisons Draft) LESSON 20: The Place (Evaluate & Rewrite) LESSON 21: Descriptive Writing Posttest LESSON 22: Pretest to Posttest Growth (Self-Evaluate) LESSON 23: Sentence Combining LESSON 24: Writing Multi-Paragraph Essays LESSON 25: The Stuffed Toy (Creating Attribute Charts) LESSON 26: The Stuffed Toy (Essay Organizer) LESSON 27: The Stuffed Toy (Writing Your First Draft) LESSON 28: Sentence Combining LESSON 29: The Stuffed Toy (Writing Orientations) LESSON 30: The Stuffed Toy (Writing Closing Paragraphs) LESSON 31: The Stuffed Toy (Self-Evaluation & Feedback) LESSON 32: The Stuffed Toy (Evaluating Classmates’ Essays) REFERENCES 79 85 88 93 97 99 103 106 108 113 117 121 128 132 135 141 146

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