Blake's Writer's Guide for Primary Students

Book excerpt: This colourful book is a comprehensive reference book for students from middle primary upwards and for everyone who wants to communicate effectively through writing. BlakeÂ,,'s Wri ter's Guide is split into two parts. Part 1 - The Writing Process Provides step-by-step instructions on the five stages of the writing process: pre-writing draftin g revising editing/proofreading publishing The traits of good writing and the tools of an author are also examin ed in detail. Part 2 - Text Types Explain s what text types and genres are and features several samples of imagina tive, informative and argumentative texts. Each text sample is shown wit h annotations that highlight their specific language and structure featu res. The text types examined in the g uide are: Imaginative/narrative textsÂ, science-fictionÂ, fairytalesÂ, poetryÂ, dramatic playsÂ, anecdotes Argumentative textsÂ, expositions (arguments)Â, lette rs to the editorÂ, advertisementsÂ, reviewsÂ, discussions Informative textsÂ, factual recountsÂ, reportsÂ, explanationsÂ, news articlesÂ, proceduresÂ, biographies Â, descriptions