The Getting Your Point Across in Writing: How to Write Essays That Have Impact Set contains the book, accompanying learning guide, exams and exam answers. The learning guide is the source of the program that spells out the purpose, reading assignments, writing practice activities, prompts for the student to discuss with the supervisor/teacher, and fill-in-the-blank short answer exercises. While the learning guides are only paper the material goes through the process of developing a good idea, and builds through connecting ideas, to writing narrative essay, descriptive essay, expository essay, and persuasive essays. This course would be a nice edition to a Jr. High English class curriculum. ~Judy
Many young people today are completing high school, even college, without the ability to write well. The ability to read and write is one thing. The ability to read and write well is another.
Meanwhile, surveys say that executives across widely ranging fields are looking for these qualities, above all others, in their applicant pools:
* honesty and integrity
* the ability to work well with others
* initiative
* the ability to write well
The first three may not be surprising, but why the ability to write well? Through reports, proposals, blogs, webpages, social media, magazines or books, strong writing allows important ideas to be shared.
Whether you struggle with writing or love it, whether you are a student wanting to write better essays or just someone wanting to improve your writing, this book was written to give you simple tools for Getting Your Point Across in Writing.
Read it. Use it.
Get your ideas shared
In a friendly and inviting way, this book covers the main topics useful for writing essays that have impact. With the accompanying learning guide, students learn and practice the ins and outs of writing effective essays
The writing curriculum offered by Heron Press emphasizes a self-paced mastery approach to learning grammar and composition. While not a heavy writing or grammar course, it seems to be very well-designed. The straightforward way the materials are presented alongside the course learning guides should permit most students to complete the program on their own. The publisher also has a Public Speaking Course (#035125) that compliments the series. Most sets include a student text, workbook, learning guide, exams and exam guides, and a materials list. While most of the learning guides are printed simply on plain paper and stapled in the corner, they really do seem to be the hub of the curriculum, essentially serving as a lesson plan.
These books and materials are secular in focus and philosophy. The publisher is associated with L. Ron Hubbard, but we didn't see any overt evidence of religious content. This is a well-designed series, with an emphasis on simplicity and focusing on the message.
