Download or read book Get Ready to Write written by Karen Lourie Blanchard and published by Longman. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set your students on the right course with the second edition of "Get Ready to Write," by Karen Blanchard and Christine Root. With its student-centered approach, this edition teaches beginning students the basic composition skills required for good writing and helps them to become confident and independent writers. Features Model paragraphs that illustrate organizing elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and signal words Guided practice in writing sentences and paragraphs "New" Real Life Writing tasks provide relevant writing contexts Editing exercises that help students develop accuracy "New Appendices: " the English alphabet, penmanship, punctuation rules, and irregular verbs. The "Ready to Write" series also includes "Ready to Write" and "Ready to Write More."