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WRITING WITH SKILL, LEVEL TWOL evel 6ofThe C omplete WriterbySusan Wise BauerSTUDENT TEXT
This book is to be used in conjunction with Writing With Skill, Level Two: Level 6 of The CompleteWriter, Instructor Text (ISBN 978-1-933339-60-3)Available at www.peacehillpress.com or wherever books are sold 2013 Peace Hill PressCover design by Sarah Park and Justin MooreCover illustration by Jeff WestPublisher’s Cataloging-In-Publication Data(Prepared by The Donohue Group, Inc.)Bauer, S. Wise.Writing with skill. Level two, Student text / by Susan Wise Bauer.p. : ill. ; cm. — (The complete writer ; level 6)“This book is to be used in conjunction with Writing With Skill, Level Two: level 6 of The Complete Writer, Instructor Text.”—T.p. verso.Interest grade level: 6–8.ISBN: 978-1-933339-61-01. English language—Composition and exercises—Study and teaching (Middle school) 2.English language—Rhetoric—Study and teaching (Middle school) I. Title. II. Title: Writing withskill. Level two, Instructor text.LB1631 .B385 2012808/.0712 2012921120No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronicor mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrievalsystem without prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expresslypermitted by federal copyright law. Address requests for permission to make copies to Peace HillPress, 18021 The Glebe Lane, Charles City, VA 23030.
TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionOverview of the Year’s Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xixGeneral Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiWeek 1: Summaries and Outlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Day 1. How (and Why) to Write Summaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Step One: Understand the purpose of writing summaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Step Two: Understand how to write a narrative summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Step Three: Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Day 2: How (and Why) to Construct an Outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Step One: Understand the difference between a two-level outlineand a narrative summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Step Two: Understand the purpose of an outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Step Three: Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Day 3: Practicing Summaries and Outlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Step One: Prepare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Step Two: Narrative summary and outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Step Three: Outline and narrative summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Day 4: Copia Exercise: Review, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Step One: Review basic thesaurus use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Step Two: Transforming nouns to adjectives and vice versa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Step Three: Rewriting original sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Week 2: Narrations and Sequences in History, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Day 1: Review and Outline a Chronological Narration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Step Two: Review the form of a chronological narrative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Step Three: Two-level outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Day 2: Historical Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Step Two: Construct a one-level outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Step Three: Construct a two-level outline of the third paragraph. . . . . . . . . . . 29Step Four: Write down the pattern of the topos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29iii
ivWriting with SkillDay 3: Practicing the Topos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Step One: Review the pattern of the topos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Step Two: Choose the topic for the composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Step Three: Add one or more of the optional elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Step Four: Proofread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Day 4: Copia Exercise: Review, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Step One: Review transforming infinitives to participles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Step Two: Review transforming main verbs to infinitives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Step Three: Practice transformations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Step Four: Rewriting original sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Week 3: Note-Taking and Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Day 1: Footnotes, Endnotes, In-text Citations, and Works Cited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Step One: Review footnotes and endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Step Two: Review in-text citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Step Three: Review Works Cited page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Step Four: Practice correct form in documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Step Five: Understand variants in documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Day 2: Common Knowledge and Plagiarism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Step One: Understand common knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Step Two: Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Step Three: Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Day 3: Taking Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Step One: Review the rules for taking notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Step Two: Take notes about the California Gold Rush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Day 4: Copia Exercise: Review, Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Step One: Review transforming active into passive verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Step Two: Review transforming indirect objects into prepositional phrases. . . 60Step Three: Practice transformations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Week 4: Narrations and Sequences in History, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Day 1: Review and Outline a History Narration and Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Step Two: Analyze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Step Three: Review the sequence: History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Day 2: Review Notes and Write the Narration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Step One: Read back through notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Step Two: Arrange your notes in chronological order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Step Three: Divide notes into main points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Step Four: Write the narration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Day 3: Write the Sequence and Complete the Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table of ContentsvStep One: Read back through notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Step Two: Write the sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Step Three: Combine narration and sequence into composition. . . . . . . . . . . . 71Step Four: Proofread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Day 4: Copia Exercise: Adjectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Step One: Understand the purpose of added and intensified adjectives. . . . . . . 72Step Two: Practice intensifying adjectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Step Three: Add to the Sentence Variety chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Step Four: Practice sentence variety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Week 5: Explanation by Comparison, Part I: Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Day 1: Two-Level Outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Step Two: Begin the two-level outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Step Three: Finish the two-level outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Day 2: Analyzing the Topos: Explanation by Comparison in Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Step One: Examine model passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Step Two: Write down the pattern of the topos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Step Three: Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Day 3: Practicing the Topos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Step One: Organize platypus notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Step Two: Organize beaver notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Step Three: Choose topics for your comparison/contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Step Four: Write the comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Step Five: Proofread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Day 4: Copia Exercise: Introduction to Simile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Step One: Understand simile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Step Two: Identifying simile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Step Three: Invent new similes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Week 6: Introductions and Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Day 1: How to Write an Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Step One: Understand three types of introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Step Two: Create an Introduction reference page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Step Three: Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Day 2: How to Write a Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Step One: Understand three types of conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Step Two: Create a Conclusion reference page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Step Three: Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Day 3: Introductions and Conclusions: Further Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Step One: Analyze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
viWriting with SkillStep Two: Review the Introduction and Conclusion charts inyour Reference Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Write an introduction and conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 4: Copia Exercise: Introduction to Metaphor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Understanding metaphor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Identifying metaphor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Invent new metaphors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101101103103105106Week 7: Explanation by Comparison, Part II: History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Day 1: Three-Level Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Step Two: Find four areas of comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Step Three: Complete a three-level outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Day 2: Taking Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Step One: Add to the Introduction chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Step Two: Take notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Day 3: Practicing the Topos, Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Step One: Organize the similarities and differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Step Two: Plan the composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Step Three: Write the body of the composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Day 4: Practicing the Topos, Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Step One: Write an introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Step Two: Write a conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Step Three: Assemble Works Cited page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Step Four: Proofread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Week 8: Finding a Topic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 1: Brainstorming in History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Use the four Ws to find broad subjects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Use the other three Ws to narrow a subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Complete the brainstorming maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Finish defining the subject area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 2: Brainstorming in Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Use the four Ws to find broad subjects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Use the other three Ws to narrow a subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Complete the brainstorming maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Finish defining the subject area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Days 3 and 4: Pre-Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Prepare for the library visit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Collect resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Do initial reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121121121122124124125125125126126127127128129
Table of ContentsWeek 9: Completing the Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 1: Choosing the Right Topos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Review the topoi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Make a preliminary plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Begin taking notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 2: Finish Taking Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 3: Draft the Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Place your notes in order and divide them into main points. . . . . .Step Two: Write the topos (or topoi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Write an introduction and conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 4: Finalize the Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Revise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Assemble Works Cited page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Proofread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eek 10: The Embedded Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Day 1: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Step One: Learn about the author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Step Two: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Step Three: Reread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Day 2: Think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Step One: Identify the protagonist and antagonist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Step Two: Find the story within the story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Step Three: Examine the author’s language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Day 3: Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Step One: Write the summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Step Two: Write the analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Step Three: Proofread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Day 4: Literary Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Step One: Review point of view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Step Two: Understand first-, second-, and third-person point of viewin fiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Step Three: Understand the point of view of “The Open Window” . . . . . . . . 147Week 11: Comparing Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Day 1: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Step One: Learn about the author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Step Two: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Day 2: Think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Step One: Identify the protagonist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Step Two: Examine the structure of the story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
viiiWriting with SkillStep Three: Understand the pivot point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Identify the climax of the story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Five: Learn about foreshadowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 3: Compare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 1: Add to the Literary Terms chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 2: Compare structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 3: Compare story climaxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 4: Compare language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 4: Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 1: Write the first point-by-point comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 2: Write the second and third comparisons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 3: Write an introduction and conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step 4: Proofread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151151151152152152152153153153153154154Week 12: Explanation by Definition: Essential and Accidental Properties . . . . . . .Day 1: Essential Properties and Accidental Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Review scientific description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Understand essential properties and accidental properties. . . . . . .Step Three: Examine the questions about properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Practice the questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 2: Analyze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Answer the questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Two-level outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 3: Take Notes About Essential and Accidental Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Take notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Organize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 4: Write About Essential and Accidental Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Assemble Works Cited page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Title your description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Proofread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68169169Week 13: Explanation by Definition: Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 1: Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Understand function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Examine the questions about function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Practice the questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 2: Take Notes About Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Taking and organizing notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171171171173174175175178
Table of ContentsDay 3: Write About Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Assemble Works Cited page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Title your description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Proofread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day 4: Copia Exercise: Phrase-for-Word Substitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step One: Understand phrase-for-word substitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Two: Changing whole phrases to words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Three: Add to the Sentence Variety chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Step Four: Inventing and substituting new phrases for words. . . . . . . . . . . . .ix179179180180180181181182183183Week 14: Explanation by Definition: Genus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Day 1: Introduction to Genus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Step One: Understand genus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Step Two: Examine the questions about genus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Step Three: Practice the questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Day 2: Take Notes on Properties or Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Step One: Prepare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Step Two: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Step Three: Take notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Day 3: Write About Genus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Step One: Examine examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Step Two: Answer the question “Where does it belong?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Step Three: Answer the question “Where does it belong?” in another way. . . 195Day 4: Copia Exercise: Similes and Adverbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Step One: Understanding simile-for-adverb substitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Step Two: Changing whole phrases to adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Step Three: Inventing and substituting similes for adverbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Week 15: Explanation by Definition Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Step One: Review the topos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Step Two: Brainstorm a topic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Step Three: Pre-reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Step Four: Take notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Step Five: Draft the composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Step Six: Finalize the composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Week 16: Comparing Two Poems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Day 1: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Step One: Read silently. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Step Two: Read out loud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WRITING WITH SKILL, LEVEL TWO LeveL 6 of The CompLeTe WriTer by Susan Wise Bauer STUDENT TEXT. This book is to be used in conjunction with Writing With Skill, Level Two: Level 6 of The Complete Writer, Instructor Text (ISBN 978-1-933339-60-3) Avail
