Art of English

Art of English further strengthens the value and relevance of this textbook for junior secondary students. In addition to exciting material that focuses on strategies for clear and effective 'visual thinking', this revised edition addresses the requirements of the CSF and National Profiles documents. Art of English is the companion text to Crafts of English. Art of English offers students in Years 8-9 a structured framework for the study of English. In Art of English the themes focus on skills and methods. Each skill is matched with a method, example, exercise and suggestions for use in the students' own writing. Key features: full-colour throughout, with a highly visual presentation, a new scope and sequence chart allows teachers and students to quickly locate desired skills and activities, margin boxes show student comments on the activities and text, a variety of visual information stimulates curiosity and expression, the RID (replace, insert, delete) system of drafting, short, complete exercises with a range of activity types, a new chapter, Making the Invisible Visible, guides students through an active exploration of creative and critical thinking, and allows opportunities for oral and written responses, approaches in line with the CSF and National English Curriculum Profiles. Contents Part One Preparation Part Two Writing Part Three Language resource Part Four Reading Part Five Speaking Part Six Thinking CSF and National Profiles checklists.Holland, Michael is the author of 'Art of English', published 1998 under ISBN 9780864623423 and ISBN 0864623429.