Working to reinforce the virtues extolled in our Writing Reviser, we’ve prepared a series of English language arts videos starring a lovable pit-bull named Muggs—aptly named after a dog owned by the famous American writer James Thurber. The synergy between the two tools has helped many students learn to write more forcefully, avoid common stylistic pitfalls, and recognize opportunities for expressive writing.
Muggs now has six videos that give students immediately useful information on how to write with power. We focus on topics that students learn best by seeing the principles we describe--not simply reading about them as in most books on writing style. Expressed in unforgettable animations, these ideas make an instant impression on students.
- Make sentences more forceful by choosing strong verbs.
- Enhance clarity with concrete terms.
- Improve precision: cut needless prepositional phrases.
- Control sentence structureto invigorate your work.
- Say what you mean: link related words.
- Stop the confusion: no more misused expressions.
With Writing Reviser and Muggs, your students can laugh while they learn. So unleash your students! Give them the Pit-bull Guide to Powerful Prose. You'll be glad you did.
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2 Comments
Tim, thanks for the useful information.
Do you plan to release new series? I think this would be very useful for all students.
Thanks! We continually look for opportunities to add new resources and improve existing ones. Curriculum Pathways currently has over 200 resources, tools, and apps that support writing and literature - all free!