Helps students build skills in writing, learning, proof-reading, grammar and test-taking.

Includes index.

The process of writing: Learning about the writing process ; Using the writing process ; Basic elements of writing ; The art of writing -- The forms of writing: Personal writing ; Subject writing ; Creative writing ; Report writing. Proofreader's guide: Marking punctuation ; Editing for mechanics ; Improving your spelling ; Commonly misused wrods ; Understanding idioms ; Understanding sentences ; Parts of speech -- The student almanac: Language ; Science ; Mathematics ; Computers ; Geography ; Government ; History.