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Instructions are directed to the student and interesting assignments encourage even reluctant writers. Lessons build from focusing on interesting word usage to sentence construction. The lessons also cover scene-setting, characterization, well-written dialogue, and culminate in the writing of a short story at the end. Students can complete the course in about a year, but you might want to alternate lessons with grammar instruction, other technical skills instruction, or other types of writing and “stretch out" the use of Wordsmith over a longer time period. The book allows ample room to write exercises, but students can also use regular paper so that the text can be re-used with several children. This book has been revised, and the new edition features additional exercises and examples, an expanded section on writing short stories, additional explanation and examples of revision, and review/practice quizzes.