Write for Success: (Life Skills)

Do your writing skills begin and end with emails and text messages? Do you wish you could express yourself better in your letters and school papers? 'Write For Success' will demonstrate that creating a well-structured piece of text is not as difficult as it might seem. With tips on how to improve your vocabulary and your knowledge of basic grammar, the book also explains some more advanced language features--such as paraphrasing, analogy, alliteration, and metaphor--and how to use them to make your writing sparkle! From formal letters, essays, and research papers, to creative writing, poetry, and writing great speeches, this book gives you all the tools you need to produce perfect prose for every occasion!

Review :
Discusses the importance of strong writing skills for letter writing and school papers, and provides advice on improving vocabulary, basic grammar, paraphrasing, metaphors, and more; and also covers creative writing, research papers, poetry, and other forms of writing. It gives examples of how to plan out a paper and how to write one out. A bibliography is included for further research. Recommended--Maureen Wheeler, Boulder City High School Clark County School District Library Services1/20/2010-- "Clark County School District Library Services" Good attempts to cover a variety of topics (nutrition, sports, puberty, role models, making friends) but fails to provide substantial information on any of them. For example, eating well is discussed, but exactly what makes certain foods nutritious is never explained. Advice is abundant (do not "show that you are...scared" when being bullied) with few or no references. The discussion of anorexia/bulimia needs a firmer conclusion than simply to get "help from a medical professional." The end-of-chapter quizzes seem contrived and do not add to the content. The chapter "How You Feel Inside" talks about becoming "withdrawn and remote," but fails to address the more serious topic of depression. This title has nothing to add to the plethora of teen self-help and nutrition titles available. Spilsbury's titles are more successful in that they use constructive examples and relate the topics to teens' lives. Anger gives an overview of the emotion and how it affects teens, including bullying, self-mutilation, and dealing with hostility in others. Readers needing a self-help book, however, will have to look elsewhere. Together covers methods for creating, building, and managing an effective team. Both texts are unassuming and breezy in tone. End-of-chapter quizzes make the information more personal. These are solid purchases for libraries in need of the subject matter. Photos for all three titles are clear, in color, and represent various ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds. Richelle Roth, Wilmington Public Library, OH School Library Journal-- "School Library Journal" This series functions as a guide for planning or successfully undertaking projects at home, school, or in the community. Information contained is brief, and each section is labeled clearly, such that this series can be used for ready reference or beginning research to develop these specific life skills. The texts are quick reads, though more time will be needed to apply the advice. Each volume includes quiz questions, further reading, photographs, and charts, and should prove to be useful to students independently planning projects and events. Glossary. Index. Additional Selection. Jodi Kearns, PhD, University of Akron (Ohio) Library Media Connection 8/25/2009-- "Library Media Connection"