In Part One, students first follow a guided instructional section. They will be presented with sample prompts and concepts directly related to building familiarity with the writing section of the test.
In Part Two, students then move on to reviewing the elements of good writing in such areas as organization, beginning a composition, interesting and descriptive language, details, proper sentence and paragraph construction, and ending a composition. They then proceed through a detailed sample exercise.
Students are presented with at least ten sample exercises in which they are encouraged to recognize and critique organization, relevance, elaboration, tone, purpose, and focus, as well as correct sentence construction and appropriate use of details and dialogue. They are then given a similar writing prompt, along with the Writer’s Checklist, in a suitable writing genre to apply these same skills of evaluation and critical thinking to their own writing.
Finally, in Part Three of the book, students are given a few additional lessons in which they are expected to read a brief composition and rewrite it, based almost exclusively on their expanded understanding of the elements of good writing as they’ve practiced them and the Writer’s Checklist. They are then expected to answer questions related to their rewritten compositions, evaluating their own writing as they would anyone else’s.
Pathfinder Compostion 3–8 is also available in ungraded versions for students who are working below grade level. See below for product codes.
Sample Pages
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Product Codes for Pathfinder Composition
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Grade
Student Code
Teacher Code
3
PTH 2013
PTH 2014
4
PTH 2015
PTH 2016
5
PTH 2017
PTH 2018
6
PTH 2019
PTH 2020
7
PTH 2021
PTH 2022
8
PTH 2023
PTH 2024
Product Codes for Pathfinder Composition A–F
Level
Grade Level Equivalent
Student Code
Teacher Code
A
3
PTH 2037
PTH 2038
B
4
PTH 2039
PTH 2040
C
5
PTH 2041
PTH2042
D
6
PTH 2043
PTH 2044
E
7
PTH 2045
PTH2046
F
8
PTH 2047
PTH 2048
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Pathfinder Composition