Exploring Writing features professional writing from TIME For Kids magazine. These engaging writing selections appear on dozens of Article Cards, and each card has a corresponding lesson that teaches the writing skills modeled in the article.

Exploring Writing: More Information

Exploring Writing is. . .

• . . .easy to implement and easy to use.
• . . .perfect for both experienced and new teachers
• . . .excellent support for literacy in the content areas
• . . .research driven
• . . .great for standardized test preparation, including response to literature.
• . . .clearly and thoroughly aligned with writing standards
• . . .the perfect supplement to any language arts program

Each kit covers four main categories of writing, making it a resource for year-round classroom use:

Narrative Nonfiction Biography Autobiography	Expository Informative Writing Descriptive Writing
Persuasive Letters Editorials Reviews	Fiction & Poetry Poetry Fantasy Folk/Fairy Tales Fables Adventure Historical Fiction Myth Science Fiction

Each kit includes:

• Article Cards High-interest content with full-color photos, illustrations and related graphics
• Transparency for every card
• 4 genre-related Teacher's Guides Genre overview and lessons, graphic organizers and exemplars, Assesment and parent support
• Management and Support Guide Includes Scope and Sequence and Index
• Writer's Notebook (single copy)
• Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics workbook (single copy)
• Teacher's Guide with answer key