Best Selling Books by Maity Schrecengost

Tired of dull, formula-driven writing from students? Discover Voice Whizardry and reawaken their slumbering voices! Easily adaptable to any balanced language arts program, these 36 Discovery Activities teach students in grades 4-8 how to identify the subtle elements of voice and use them skillfully in any writing situation. With literary models and student writing samples for narrative and expository writing throughout, this resource will show teachers and students how to: Recognize voice in the writing of others; Choose writing topics carefully; Personalize and focus responses to write-on-demand prompts; Adapt writing voice to different audiences and genres; and Expand vocabulary --essential for writing growth Plus, each Discover Activity includes a new kind of mini-lesson that helps teachers explore their own voice before introducing the skill to the class --perfect for Professional Growth and/or Development Plans.

If you''ve ever said to your intermediate writers, "Write more about this topic!" you''re not alone. Unelaborated writing is a top challenge for teachers and the number one reason students score poorly on writing assessments. But how do you teach students to show and not tell? What are the specific techniques all strong writers choose to produce clear, well-elaborated narrative and expository writing? Writing Whizardry gives you 70 self-contained elaboration mini-lessons--each focusing on a specific Target Skill® elaboration technique. Each lesson pairs a writing sample that needs revision with a micro-mentor text example of polished writing--saving you time and energy. Choose the lessons you need to reinforce particular skills, or use the book regularly as an important component of your writing workshop. Additional literature suggestions enable you to extend and reinforce the lessons, and the reproducibles and black-line masters give you flexible instructional options for different instructional settings. Writing Whizardry helps you: easily tailor writing workshops to meet writing deficiencies; save time with ready-to-go elaboration strategies; and cover virtually all the elaboration techniques writers use. Whether you use Writing Whizardry in literacy stations, small-group, or whole-class settings, you will watch your students grow into enthusiastic writers who know exactly how to create clear, detailed, "show-me" writing.

In 1905 when his father and brother sail from Greece to Florida to work in the sponge industry, twelve-year-old Tasso stows away on the same ship to share their adventures.

Teach students how to use library resources for biographical research with this handbook! They''ll learn how to organize their library research and be introduced to encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories, indexes, and other biographical resources available in the library. It also includes computerized indexes and databases, reference use of the Internet and multimedia.

This concise student handbook on preparing research reports covers everything from choosing a topic to editing the final draft. It includes lots of examples on how to find information, create an outline, organize notes and prepare the final report.

Right away Tobias thought of the mean boys who taunted him about his lameness, saying things like, "Who sinned, Tobias, you or your parents?" Or times when they called Tobias names like Gimpy or Limp-Along. Grandfather said he should just ignore them. But it was hard to ignore them - when he wanted to punch them in the nose! The name-calling hurt and Tobias hated them for it. But Jesus says he should forgive them; not just once but many times. The Hour Is Now is an enthralling book which takes the reader back in time to 30 AD to meet a young boy named Tobias and his family. Through the story, the reader gets to experience life as Tobias knew it in biblical times when Jesus walked among men, from seeing Jesus turn water into wine through to His crucifixion and resurrection. Tobias and his family find healing and purpose through their interactions with Jesus, changing the course of their lives forever. The author, a gifted storyteller, draws readers into the lives of the characters, weaving together fact and fiction seamlessly. The well structured story flows naturally, connecting Jesus'' ministry with a Jewish boy and his family''s experiences meeting the Messiah. Written from a fresh perspective, The Hour Is Now is a compelling narrative for both young readers and adults. Award-winning author, Maity Schrecengost, once again has created an enthralling read for her fans. The Hour Is Now is available at your favorite Christian book store, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or may be purchased directly from Xulon Press.

This guidebook is written for the middle school student who needs to research and report an issue of significance or controversy, which could be anything from school violence to bioethics to drug laws to environmental policy.

An introductory guide to using library resources for a research paper on historical or contemporary events.

Teach students how to use library resources for biographical research with this handbook! They''ll learn how to organize their library research and be introduced to encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories, indexes, and other biographical resources available in the library. It also includes computerized indexes and databases, reference use of the Internet and multimedia. A teacher''s guide, containing background notes, complete lesson plans, and reproducibles is sold separately, below.

After moving to the Tampa, Florida area in the 1840s, a young pioneer girl befriends the son of a Seminole chief.

Rudy longs to be an aerialist, but Shorty wants him to follow in his own clown footsteps. When Rudy learns the truth behind his objections, he has hard choices to make. Will he follow his father''s path, or will he risk his anger and its repercussions to make his dream a reality?

An introductory guide to using library resources for a research paper on historical or contemporary events.

Learn how successful writers develop their stories to grab and hold reader attention and how to make characters come to life. These principles are explained in clear language with interesting examples and other guidelines for good writing.