Grammar and Writing is a rigorous English language arts series designed to help students learn and remember the skills and concepts that will enable them to be successful communicators. A highly effective tool enabling students to communicate clearly and effectively in writing helping students and enhances their prospects for future success in school and the workplace. Improving writing skills with practice: Daily journals and informal letters, notes, or e-mails to friends and family provides frequent opportunities to use the grammar learned in this workbook. Create topic sentences, develop body paragraphs, introductory paragraphs, and concluding paragraphs--all leading to superior skills in five-paragraph essays. Additionally, students learn how to write summaries, research papers, and expository, persuasive, descriptive and narrative essays. All these skills lead to imaginative stories, chapter/short story summaries, longer research papers and even some poetry.