Language Incorporated: Bk. 1

Part 1 Who do you speak to?: "I gotta use words when I talk to you"; words slip, slide ...; this story of yours; "he do the police in different voices"; don't interrupt!; but what I really think is ...; the TV kids; bang!; and here is the news ...; girls and boys come out to play!; telling stories. Part 2 What do you read?: the reading survey; how do texts differ?; story form 1; story form 2; poetry form 1; poetry form 2; letters - types and styles; language for a young audience; reasons for writing. Part 3 What do you write?: the writing survey; crafting characters; bringing them to life; naming the names and ringing the changes; scene setting; variations on a theme; the story kit game. Part 4 Who speaks to you?: greetings!; parents and children; subject talk; varieties; language and life; home and school; who killed the bears?; crime and punishment; strong feelings; spirit of place. Part 5 How do you read?: reading pictures; reading stories 1; reading stories 2; reading stories 3; people in poems; reading for information 1; reading for information 2; fact and opinion; project - using your research skills. Part 6 Mapping writerland: stormy weather; stormy weather twentieth-century style; eyes and "I"s; finding a voice; only smarties have the answer; it's my life; teach these children nothing but facts; putting it all together. Glossary.