tailieunhanh - Ebook Grammar and writing handbook Grade 6

(BQ) Ebook Grammar and writing handbook Grade 6 present English exercise; grammar and writing lessons such as: Focus on writing a personal narrative, focus on writing a description, focus on writing a comparison contrast essay, focus on writing a how to report, focus on writing a research report, focus on writing a persuasive argument. | GRADE 6 Grammar and Writing Handbook ISBN 0-328-07542-6 Copyright 2004 Pearson Education Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction storage in a retrieval system or transmission in any form by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or likewise. For information regarding permission s write to Permissions Department Scott Foresman 1900 East Lake Avenue Glenview Illinois 60025. 123456789 10 V000 09 08 07 06 05 04 PEARSON Scott Fbresman Editorial Offices Glenview Illinois Parsippany New Jersey New York New York Sales Offices Parsippany New Jersey Duluth Georgia Glenview Illinois Coppell Texas Ontario California Mesa Arizona Ideas and Content Writers must decide on a main idea and a purpose before they begin. The main idea is the most important point or message. The purpose is both the reason for writing and the way the author develops the main idea. Even a postcard has a main idea and a purpose. Dear Lee The cookout at camp was great We sang songs while the hot dogs cooked over the flames and the owls hooted. Wish you were here. Best Craig FOCUS Supporting details develop and give color to the main idea. Weed out any details that do not add to your most important point. Main Idea Craig is enjoying camp. Purpose To inform Lee Details This postcard gives Lee a glimpse of camp life and lets him know Craig is thinking of him. Details make the writing lively. Compare these two sentences Days at camp are busy and fun. dull with few details We spend our days hiking in the green hills paddling aluminum kayaks and rehearsing for the camp musical. adds color and information Strategies for Choosing a Topic and Purpose Choose a topic that you can handle. For example The History of Pennsylvania is much too large a topic for a brief essay. Let your purpose fit the topic. For instance a comparison contrast of two