Meaningful Composition
We were surprised, over the past four years of distribution of CQLA and past six years of distribution of WBLA, to discover that there were moms out there who did not want... Read More
The following books are currently available!
Meaningful Composition Book 4 (First Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 4 (Second Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 5 (First Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 5 (Second Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 6 (First Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 7 (First Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 7 (Second Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 8 (First Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 8 (Second Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 9 (First Semester)
Meaningful Composition Book 12 (First Semester)
Meaningful Composition books that are not currently available
Meaningful Composition Book 4+ (First Semester)
Sentences, Paragraphs, and More
Meaningful Composition Book 4+ (formerly called MC Level A)
This nearly-300 page softcover, spiral-bound book begins with the basics of writing: subjects (nouns and pronouns), verbs, describers, what a sentence contains, and what a paragraph contains. The last two-thirds of Book 4+ teaches thesis statements, paragraph writing, Key Word Outline writing, 5-W outlining, personal essays, descriptive essays, informative essays, and multi-paragraph essays.
This book also includes detailed teaching on how to write a Key Word outline and how to complete a portion of the Checklist Challenge. Book 4+ (like all upcoming elementary level MC books) has a daily lesson format and a student-friendly tone. Designed for students at a 3rd-5th grade writing level, it is the only book in the MC series that contains actual grammar instruction due to the nature of it - teaching how to write a sentence (and what a sentence contains) and how to write a paragraph (and what a paragraph contains) during the first few weeks.
We have found an unexpected advantage to Meaningful Composition 4+: middle school and older students who have had years and years of grammar instruction without writing instruction are using MC 4+ to “remediate” their composition skills. We have had older students complete MC 4+ within a month, and thus, catch their writing skills up to their grammar and spelling skills in short order. This is done easily in MC 4+ because it does not contain “superfluous” grammar and writing items (like direct objects and imagery) - just the bare bones of what a student needs to know to write sentences, paragraphs, and multi-paragraphs and how to revise essays using our Checklist Challenge. (Note: The "plus" books in the MC series (4+, 6+, and 8+ - the books currently available) are helpful for remediation for students up to a few grades above that book in that they have elaborate instructions on Key Word Outlines, Checklist Challenge revising, and other writing skills that students who have not written a lot may have "missed.").
Sentences, Paragraphs, and More (First Semester)
- Intro to grammar
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Main subjects
- Verbs
- Describers (adjectives and adverbs)
- Sentences vs. dependent clauses
- Types of sentences
- Five things a sentence contains (CAVES)
- Creating sentences out of dependent clauses
- Beginning paragraph writing
- Five things a paragraph contains (OCCTI)
- Checklist Challenge introduction
- Five W outline and paragraph
- Question outline and paragraph
- Descriptive writing
- Using a source
- Beginning source citation
- Opening sentence
- Closing sentence
- Thesis statement
- Closing statement (re-worded thesis)
- Mapping outline
- Writing the informative paragraph
- Introducing personal writing
- How to Create a Key Word Outline over given material
- How to write from a Key Word Outline
- Creating three or more paragraph essays from given material
- Introduction to proofreaders’ marks
*Suggested prerequisite for very young writers - MC 3: Sentence and Paragraph Fun
Meaningful Composition Book 6+ (First Semester)
Long and Strong
Meaningful Composition Book 6+ (formerly called MC Level B)
Approximately 260 pages in length, MC Book 6+ contains detailed how to’s for Key Word Outline writing and Checklist Challenge revising. In addition, it has all outlining and writing lessons for a biographical report, instructional essay, informative essay (with comparison closing), comparing/contrasting essay, friendly letter, and several Key Word Outline essays - with passages, directions, and outlining lines provided.
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Meaningful Composition Book 8+ (First Semester)
Bridging the Gap
Meaningful Composition Book 8+ (formerly called Level C)
This 260 page book contains all outlining and writing instructions for biographical, informative, persuasive, and personal writings. It also includes an original story and a persuasive business letter, besides a few KWO essays. Students in this book will learn extensive source citation skills throughout the informative, biographical, and persuasive writing assignments.
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