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Excel Writer’s Handbook

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SERIES TITLE: Excel Handbooks and Pocket Books
BOOKS IN SERIES: 6
TITLE: Excel Writer’s Handbook
ISBN: 978 1 74125 283 5
AUTHOR/S: Phil Walker
RRP: $14.95
PAGES: 163 pp.
SPECIFICATION: Softcover, perfect bound, 275 mm x 201 mm
CATEGORY: Handbook
PUBLICATION DATE: July 2008

The Excel Writer’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to improving students’ writing. It contains numerous explanations and examples for the practice of structured writing and will prove valuable to the following groups of students:
- students in Years 5−8 requiring a comprehensive coverage of writing skills and practical activities
- students from a non-English speaking background who would benefit from a comprehensive course in writing skills.

This book contains:
- Topics covered in Years 9 and 10 Advanced Mathematics courses in Australia.
- Explanations of important concepts with examples and worked solutions.
- Checklists at the end of each chapter with page references to explanations.
- Plenty of exercises in the Practise sections at the end of each chapter with page references to explanations.
- Answers and worked solutions are provided.
- Two levels of timed tests (Average and Above Average) that cover the work for Years 9 and 10 Advanced Mathematics and provide preparation for final examinations. Worked solutions and a marking system that provides feedback are provided.
- Two levels of timed sample exam papers that cover the work for Years 9 and 10 Advanced Mathematics and provide preparation for final examinations. Worked solutions are provided.
- A comprehensive Index.

Introduction

Part A: Focus on developing your writing

1 How to write narrative and factual texts
2 Making and using notes
3 Examining a topic
4 Punctuation and writing conventions

Part B: Focus on improving your writing

5 Writing better sentences
6 Paragraphs
7 Setting a scene
8 Creating word pictures

Part C: Focus on constructing texts

9 Text types

Answers