Includes appendices.

"Writing Power is a new, interactive four-level series designed to help students develop the writing fluency and language skills they need for successful written communication in today's social, academic, and professional contexts.

Writing Power 1 features distinct parts that concentrate on important aspects of basic writing proficiency, allowing teachers to target students' greatest needs and teach practical skills for writing in many different situations.
Language Use offers targeted practice of the basic building blocks of writing.

Students begin with correct sentence structure and then learn how to expand and connect sentences to express themselves effectively and accurately in writing.
Social and Personal Writing focuses on writing fluency and gives students opportunities to write about topics they are interested in. Exercises practice writing for communication both on and offline.
Academic Writing develops basic knowledge and skills for writing in academic contexts, such as proper paragraph structure and format, and common patterns for academic paragraphs.
Vocabulary Building highlights the importance of choosing the right words to express ideas in writing, and offers concrete skills for active vocabulary learning. Exercises help students review new vocabulary and allow them to write creatively.

To support and supplement in-class practice, the Writing Power Blog can be found at http://pearsonELT.com/writingpowerblog. Teachers can log on to set up a private class blog, where students can post writing assignments and communicate with classmates in a fun online environment.

Complete online Teacher's Guides can be downloaded.
Go to www.pearsonELT.com/writingpower for more information. " (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

Introduction

Writing Questionnaire

PART 1 - LANGUAGE USE
Unit 1: Sentence Basics
Unit 2: Adding Information to Sentences
Unit 3: Simple and Compound Sentences

PART 2 - SOCIAL AND PERSONAL WRITING
Unit 1: Friendly Letters and Postcards
Unit 2: Emails and Blogs
Unit 3: Journals

PART 3 - ACADEMIC WRITING
Unit 1: Paragraph Basics and Topic Sentences
Unit 2: Supporting and Concluding Sentences
Unit 3: Listing Paragraphs
Unit 4: Writing Instructions

PART 4 - VOCABULARY BUILDING
Unit 1: Vocabulary Building Strategies
Unit 2: Dictionary Skills
Unit 3: Word Parts
Unit 4: How Words Work Together
Unit 5: Creative Writing

Appendix: Grammar and Spelling Guide

For second language learners at the A2 (false beginner) level.