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Co-authored by the developers of the Stack the Deck writing system,
Bob Cahill and Herb Hrebic, Stack the Deck, the original book in the
series, begins with sentence manipulatory skills to help with sentence
fluency and follows a step-by-step process in teaching the major types
of writing. Five literary analysis assignments are included.
Here’s what high school English teacher Linda Ashley from O’Fallon, Missouri, wrote:
“After adopting Stack for my sophomore English classes and using it
this year, I want you to know how terrific I think it is. I like the
emphasis on the writing process; the structure built into the system
with think sheets, the SOS, and the checklists; the involvement of
students in proofreading; and the casual language with which the
lessons are presented. I find the series adaptable to various ability
levels, to coordination with free writers in journals for reinforcement
of the lesson, and to learning to use the computer to write.”
Key Features:
- Student-authors narrate a problem-solution, describe a storm,
tell about a personal incident, describe a room, argue an opinion,
write a business letter, compare and/or contrast. Writing across the
curriculum topics are included.
- Previewing activities and suggested topics are given with each assignment.
- Five literary analysis compositions are included in the text – Of
Mice and Men, Julius Caesar, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Black Boy, and
To Kill A Mockingbird.
Scope and Sequence
Oral Language:
Sentence sense
Reading aloud – all stages of the writing process
Combining kernel ideas
Rearranging kernel ideas
Subtracting kernel ideas
Expanding kernel ideas
Sentence Combining – Sentence Fluency:
Combining with ING words
Combining with glue words and WH words
Combining with ED words
Subordinating lesser ideas
Coordinating equal ideas
Fragments and run-ons
The Writing Process:
Problem-solving
Describing chronologically
Observing – narration
Business letter – persuasion
Describing spatially
Persuading
Comparing – contrasting – expository
Literature: Of Mice and Men, Julius Caesar, To Kill A Mockingbird, Black Boy, “The Most Dangerous Game”
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