Finish Line Writing Level H Eighth Grade Author:Continental Press Home > Language Arts > Writing > Finish Line Writing — Finish Line Writing — Grades: 2-8 — Do your students freeze up every time they face a writing assignment? With Finish Line Writing, students learn how to tackle open-ended questions from start to finish in an approachable, kid-friendly way. They'll follow students just like themselves to find o... more »ut how to read the writing questions, organize and draft their writing, and check their work.
Reinforce the four-step writing process: plan, write, edit, and check.
Students are led through this process in each of the two lesson parts:
Part I: Instruction through Guided Practice
Part II: Independent Writing
Students score their work after completing the four steps on their own.
Improve answers to open-ended comprehension questions:
Main idea and details
Cause and effect
Comparison and contrast
Opinions and facts
Address different types of writing:
Narrative
Informational
Descriptive
Persuasive
Each book features:
Writing prompts similar to those found on many state tests
Editing and proofreading
Rubrics for self-scoring
Writing models at the core of each lesson
Grammar, usage, and mechanics
Short and extended writing
Tips, strategies, and reminders to keep students on task
Time indicators that simulate actual testing conditions and help students manage time
An end-of-book writing test and grammar handbook« less