Primary/Junior (Gr. 3-6) Canadian (3z(BThe Learning to Write series... (focuses) on paragraph writing using (Canadian) photographs and objects... present-day as well as... (historical)... in each volume is a glossary, index (and a) table that outlines tools and skills required for paragraph writing. Each book... is set out in a similar way that helps provide consistency and ease... uses... photographs and objects... representative of Canada's Immigrants and Settlers to presents the writing process in brief, yet straight- forward topics... Throughout the book (are) many examples, guided practice and exercises... table of contents clearly outlines the subtopics... and... provides a chapter on facts versus opinion. This is significant, as... having students separate the two can be difficult. Writing a persuasive paragraph is best delivered with the (most) facts that can be provided... the images (here) enable the learner to... draw inference as well as facts from the image or... caption, and differentiate between the two... vibrant and colourful photographs provide great topics/starters... (3z <(BU+2013> Resource Links, Feb/09.

Includes index. "Immigrants and settlers"--Cover.