Sentence Writing: The Basics of Writing

　　Sentence Writing is a low-level writing course for learners of American English. It introduces students to the most common and useful structures in basic written English, so that they can express themselves on a variety of common topics. Each unit introduces relevant vocabulary and culminateswith an enjoyable writing activity that takes students through the steps of the writing process: brainstorming ideas, arranging ideas with the help of a graphic organizer, writing a short text, and sharing the finished product with classmates.

To express themselves clearly and accurately, beginning writers of English need to be able to:
* Understand and use basic grammatical sentence patterns.
* Correctly choose and use appropriate verb tenses.
* Organize their ideas and vocabulary.

Sentence Writing provides students with:
* Clear explanations and carefully guided practice of the most common sentence patterns in English.
* Extensive practice of the verb tenses most useful for beginning writers.
* Thematically related vocabulary to enable students to express themselves on interesting, familiar, and relevant topics.
* Practice with common punctuation and spelling rules.