Updated with many new references, this entertaining book advises students on ways to enliven their essay assignments with vivid images, avoid the dull passive voice, and construct smooth, well-crafted sentences that flow together to create unified themes. Short quizzes called "Brain Ticklers" appear throughout the text. Titles in Barron's Painless Series are written especially for middle school and high school students who are having a difficult time with a specific subject. In many cases, a student is confused by the subject's complexity and details. Still other students simply finds a subject uninteresting, an attitude that usually results in lower grades. Painless titles offer informal, student-friendly approaches to each subject, emphasizing interesting details, supplementing the text with amusing insights, and outlining potential pitfalls clearly and step by step. Students begin to understand how disparate details all fit together to form a clear picture. Timelines, ideas for interesting projects, and "Brain Tickler" quizzes in many of these titles help to take the pain out of study and improve each student's grades.
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Really. This isn't going to hurt at all . . .
If you hate having to sit down and write that class assignment, you'll change your mind when you open this entertaining and instructive book. It's filled with ideas on how you can express your thoughts clearly, enliven your writing with vivid images, and avoid the dull passive voice. Soon, you'll be constructing smooth sentences that flow together into lively themes which are fun to write and entertaining for others to read. As you progress through this book, you'll also enjoy answering the "Brain Tickler" quizzes that will keep you amused while they help you improve your writing style.
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High School Students
Really. This isn't going to hurt at all . . .
If you hate having to sit down and write that class assignment, you'll change your mind when you open this entertaining and instructive book. It's filled with ideas on how you can express your thoughts clearly, enliven your writing with vivid images, and avoid the dull passive voice. Soon, you'll be constructing smooth sentences that flow together into lively themes which are fun to write and entertaining for others to read. As you progress through this book, you'll also enjoy answering the "Brain Tickler" quizzes that will keep you amused while they help you improve your writing style.
For Middle School and
High School Students
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A book intended for high schoolers, but I read it as a 4th year college student and it helped me a whole lot. Reading and practicing this ten dollar book taught me more than any semester long college course ever could.
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Boys & Girls AND Ladies & Gentlemen: This book is a gem. The back cover says it's for middle school and high school students (and indeed it is great for them), but it should be studied also by adults and EVERYONE who needs to write. I learned a lot. Highly recommended.
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The wrong and right examples of parts of grammar shown. Valuable and clear explanations. However, the book looks boring with only linear explanations and the same font type. Also, if more exercises are given, it would be better. To me it is a good book but a bit expensive and not really worth the value for the $ I paid for the conversion in Malaysian ringgit with the shipping costs.
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