Editor In Chief Beginning 2

This fun, highly-effective 152-page book teaches students in Grades 3-4 grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and critical reading in a standards-based thinking approach instead of the usual drill and practice found in competing products. Students begin with an easy-to-understand lesson followed by an activity that require students to carefully analyze and edit stories, letters, or articles that contain mechanical errors. This effective method allows students to gain mastery over concepts that will translate into their own writing. Editor in Chief® Beginning 2 includes lessons and practice with the following concepts: Capitalization, Apostrophes, Colons, Commas, Exclamation Marks, Periods, Parentheses, Question Marks, Quotation Marks, Semicolons, Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparisons, Agreements, Articles, Nouns, Pronouns, Run-On Sentences, Sentence Fragments, Verbs, Homophones, Word Pairs, and Spelling.

Key Features :

Editor in Chief® Beginning 2 improves students’ grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and attention to detail using a standards-based thinking approach rather than drill and practice.This effective method teaches students to carefully analyze and edit storiesThis book includes 16 lessons in grammar and mechanicsThe grammatical and mechanical errors in the paragraphs are based on general instructional guidelines for specific grade levels; the content level, however, is ungraded, allowing usage of these materials at many instructional levels.Writing styles and content are varied to sustain interest and to broaden the students’ exposure to different writing formats, such as letters, stories, and dialogue.The illustrations integrated into the context of the activities further spark student interest.