Young Writers' Toolkit

This ground-breaking reference book provides dozens of tools to help students write better, faster, and with less anxiety. Tools Include: Word Lists - Hundreds of adjectives for describing colors, shapes, sizes, physical descriptions, places, personalities, and more. Word Groups - Hundreds of words and definitions to immerse young authors into the most common fictional worlds - Fantasy, Safari, Medieval, Pirates, Space, and more. Better Words - Alternatives for commonly overused words. Suggestions for improvement are grouped by skill level, and definitions are provided to ensure proper usage. Weak Words - The most commonly used weak words and phrases, along with brief explanations and examples on how to eliminate these for better writing. More Resources - Including commonly misspelled words, commonly misused words, citing sources, proofreading marks, and proper use of quotation marks.