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Teaching Writing to AdultsThe books in this catalog provide a rich set of resources covering all aspects of teaching writing.While the books have been grouped to make the list easier to browse, many of them are usefulacross the writing curriculum.

All books in this list are in paperback format and are in English unless indicated otherwise.

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For Absolute Beginners

A is for AdultAn Alphabet Book for AdultsThis is the first of three curriculum guidesdeveloped from classes and activities at the

Second Start AdultLiteracy Program inOakland. They reflecttopics that learnersasked for and classesand projects in whichthey participated.

"A is for Adult" evolvedfrom an art and literacyclass. The learners inthe class created thealphabet andbrainstormed the wordsaccompanying eachletter. In addition to the

alphabet and words, there are a series ofactivities that allow learners to add their ownwords to the word list, use the dictionary,create sentences, learn about alphabetizing,and work on word puzzles.

This is a beautiful book that makes animportant addition to the resources neededby beginner readers and writers. Illustratedin full color.

Price: $15.00Publisher: Oakland Public LibrarySeries: Curriculum Guide # 1ISBN: 1-928836-07-0Year of Publication: 1999Place of Publication: Oakland, CA, USALength/Size: 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 580-0001

Start with AA Beginner's Guide to the Alphabetby A.M. Chabot"'Start With A' is a reproducible activity bookthat introduces the 26letters of the alphabet.It introduces eachletter individually andprovides practiceactivities in letterformation. This isdone firstly by usingshadow letters, andlater in the lesson byallowing students towrite the lettersfreehand. 'Start WithA' is amply illustrated,using pictures tomove from letter andword recognitiontoward letter and word production. Thealphabet will become familiar to usersthrough matching exercises, cloze exercises,word tic-tac-toe puzzles, connect the dotsillustrations, and more.

Price: $29.95Publisher: Full Blast ProductionsISBN: 1-895451-37-XYear of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Virgil, ON, CanadaLength/Size: 104 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitFormat: spiral-bound, reproduciblePeppercorn Title #: 760-0030

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Mainly for Students

Fearless Freewritingby Sharon, Barb and Alice"Fearless Freewriting" is a comfortinginstruction book written by adult learners foradult learners. It provides a very clearexplanation of the technique: "Freewriting isputting words on paper without worryingabout grammar or spelling or getting thingsright." The book addresses common fearsabout writing and how to overcome them,and talks about the advantages offreewriting.

The authors point out the benefits tolearners not only in their writing, but also intheir personal lives. "When the words youwrite come from your own thinking, thenwriting is a way to express yourself. We findthat freewriting helps us to learn about thethings that are on our minds." They offerboth suggestions for teachers usingfreewriting in class and encouragement forreluctant writers.

Written by adult learners, this book is clearand simple and will be useful to anyone,whether teacher or learner, native speakeror not. Not only practical, this book has a lotof personality.

Price: $6.00Publisher: Learning at the Centre PressISBN: 0-9687155-0-8Year of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Edmonton, AB, CanadaLength/Size: 24 pages, 5.25 x 8.25 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 701-0003

I Never Wrote A LetterBecause….Letter Writing for the Reluctant orBeginning Writerby Joyce Mende Wong"I Never Wrote a Letter Because…" grewout of a pen pal project with learners inKenya (Africa). Participants discoveredthat even writing the simplest letter posed

To Write?…Too Right!by P. Bosard, J. Holiway, & J. MackeyA popular resource book for adult learnerswho would like to write but do not know howto go about it. Written for students who wishto improve their written communication andcreative writing skills, this well-designedteaching resource covers four main areas:writing for yourself; writing to communicateto others, including process and purpose;ideas to write about; and a help section withadvice on structure, punctuation, spellingand editing.

The style and layout are clear and user-friendly, and material is completed with apersonal dictionary, so learners can compiletheir own word lists.

Price: $20.00Publisher: Language AustraliaYear of Publication: 1997Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 108 pages, A4, portraitFormat: spiral boundPeppercorn Title #: 800-0003

difficulties. When asked why, they said"Because I don't read, so I don't write.Writing letters is too much right now."

This workbook and exercises will enablelearners to write their own letters right away.Tutors can assist their learners step-by-step.

Price: $15.00Publisher: Oakland Public LibrarySeries: Curriculum Guide # 3ISBN: 1-928836-09-7Year of Publication: 1999Place of Publication: Oakland, CA, USALength/Size: 48 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 580-0003



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Mainly for Teachers

An Invitation to Writeby Richard KrawiecUsed by adult educators in over 30 states,this book contains dozens of activities andsamples of student writing guaranteed toengage even the most reluctant learner.

Price: $15.00Publisher: Voices Community PressISBN: 0-9640528-3-0Year of Publication: 1997Place of Publication: Raleigh, NC, USALength/Size: 156 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 540-0007

Propriety and PossibilitiesWriting in Adult Basic EducationProgramsby Helen Woodrow & Mary NortonHarrish Press in Newfoundland haspublished a pair of books arising from awriting project with people madeunemployed by the sudden collapse of theNorth Sea fishing industry in 1992. Theproject began with workshops in sevencoastal communities. About 140 peoplefrom ABE programs participated insessions at fire halls, motels, communitycenters and former convents to discusstheir feelings about writing and to createcommunities of writers.

'Propriety and Possibilities' takes usthrough the processes used in the writingproject and in doing so offers us a wealthof techniques, strategies and insights intothe process of learning and teachingwriting.Companion book: 'A Newfoundland Spell'(710-0000).

Price: $9.50Publisher: Harrish PressISBN: 0-9681338-1-9Year of Publication: 1996Place of Publication: St Johns, NF, CanadaLength/Size: 64 pages, 7 x 9.25 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 710-0001

Writing Curricula

Friends, Families and FolkTalesA Collection of Students' Writingwith Activities for English LanguageDevelopmentby Marina Spiegel & Helen Sunderland,eds.Thirty texts written by students from all overthe world. Each text is accompanied byquestions for discussion and ready to usereproducible worksheets with activities forpracticing reading, writing and grammar.Very popular with ESOL teachers.

Price: $25.00Publisher: London Language & Literacy UnitISBN: 1-872972-49-7Year of Publication: 1997Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 132 pages, A4, portraitFormat: spiral bound, reproduciblePeppercorn Title #: 930-0004

Jigsaw Reading and WritingActivitiesby John Sivell and Lily YangThis reproducible activities kit emphasizesacademic reading, writing and discussionskills. The book concentrates on realisticwriting, not just exercises. Drills andpractice focus on specific language points,in preparation for much freer writingactivities. The object is for students todevelop their own arguments aboutsubjects that matter. Includes extensiveTeachers' Notes on how to use thematerials.

Price: $39.95Publisher: Full Blast ProductionsISBN: 1-895451-10-8Year of Publication: 1993Place of Publication: Virgil, ON, CanadaLength/Size: 172 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitFormat: spiral-bound, reproduciblePeppercorn Title #: 760-0023



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Working WordsA User's Guide to WrittenCommunication at Workby Jan HagstonAimed at writers of workplace documents--trainers, managers, supervisors, unionrepresentatives or writers of trainingmanuals--but also useful for people whowant their writing to be clear and easilyunderstood. Covers: the things writersneed to think about before they write; howto structure a document; how languagecan be used to make a document easier tounderstand; how to produce documentsthat look better and are easier to read;and, the importance of piloting documentsbefore use. Updated from the 1994edition by the original author, formerly JanKindler.

Price: $24.00Publisher: Language AustraliaISBN: 0-7306-6018-4Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Melbourne, AustraliaLength/Size: 76 pages, A4, portraitFormat: paperbackPeppercorn Title #: 800-0077

Write to Workby Richard KrawiecThis book contains a 10-unit curriculumthat will help your students develop thecritical thinking, decision making andteamwork skills they'll need if they are tofind and hold jobs. This program has beenwildly successful with a variety of learners,including single mothers, homelesspeople, recovering addicts, and students inESL, adult high school, and GEDprograms.

Price: $10.00Publisher: Voices Community PressISBN: 0-9640528-4-9Year of Publication: 1998Place of Publication: Raleigh, NC, USALength/Size: 45 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 540-0009

The Cool Books FileA Guide to Creating Resourceswith Adult Learners in Prisonby Patricia Duffin & Stella Fitzpatrick"The Cool Books File" is an curriculumguide to accompany the Cool Booksseries. It came out of the Writers inPrison Network in the UK and will helpeducators to use the experientialapproach in the teaching of reading andwriting. The Cool Books File can be usedas a source of ideas or as a completecurriculum.

The Cool Books series are short, originaland extremely powerful readers whichhave been developed by and forprisoners with basic skills needs. Thestories were written and selected byprisoners and the subject matter reflectstheir lives and is wholly relevant for basiclearners in correctional facilities. The"Cool Books Collection" (940-0086)includes the Cool Books File and all eightof the Cool Books.

Price: $65.00Publisher: GatehouseSeries: Cool BooksISBN: 0-906253-43-8Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Manchester, UKLength/Size: 92 pages, A4Format: spiral bound, reproduciblePeppercorn Title #: 940-0085



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Getting ThereProducing Photostories withImmigrant Womenby Deborah Barndt, Ferne Cristall &dian marino"Getting There" is the story of immigrantwomen surviving in a new culture. Itprovides an introduction to a collectivemethod of learning based on personaland social experience, through creating"photostories". The authors arecommunity workers and activistscommitted to alternative forms ofeducation. A Peppercorn favorite. Thisbook is an adult education classic that isstill as fresh and relevant today as whenit was first written.

Price: $15.00Publisher: Between the LinesISBN: 0-921284-29-1Year of Publication: 1982Place of Publication: Toronto, CanadaLength/Size: 110 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches,landscapePeppercorn Title #: 730-0002

Writing Curricula


HomeThe Home Project Writing CurriculumGuideby Jereann King, ed.The concept of home is a universal, thoughnot monolithic, one, and this curriculumguide uses this concept as a springboard toa creating some potentially powerful learningopportunities. This guide suggests ways touse oral histories and photographs forlessons in writing, reading and criticalthinking. Among the sample lessons thereare many involving the arts, including writingpoetry, filming a home video, and creating apaper quilt. The common concept of homeis a particularly useful theme for finding linksacross cultures.

Price: $20.00Publisher: Literacy SouthISBN: 1-893547-12-4Year of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Durham, NC, USALength/Size: 117 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 500-0044

Opening TimeA Writing Resource Pack Written byStudents in Basic Educationby Gillian Frost & Chris Hoy, eds.Written by basic education students, thiswriting resource pack consists of fourteenloose-leaf sections focusing on variousaspects of the writing process.

Topics include expressing feelings,influencing others, overcoming obstacles,and group work. Each section hasguidelines on how to use the material and across-referencing system to topics in othersections. Includes illustrations andphotographs.

Price: $75.00Publisher: GatehouseISBN: 0-906253-18-7Year of Publication:Place of Publication: Manchester, UKLength/Size: 341 pages, A4, portraitFormat: loose-leafPeppercorn Title #: 940-0027

Then and NowA Training Pack for ReminiscenceWorkby Patricia DuffinThis is a unique training pack for use byanyone interested in working with olderpeople. The author provides useful tipsabout working with a group, guidelines forplanning and setting up a group, ideas forstimulating memory, talk, writing, and muchmore. The pack includes case studies, aneye-catching poster, and a copy of "Day In,Day Out", a book of reminiscences bywomen in a Manchester hospital.

Price: $60.00Publisher: GatehouseISBN: 0-906253-33-0Year of Publication: 1992Place of Publication: Manchester, UKLength/Size: , A4, portraitFormat: shrink-wrappedPeppercorn Title #: 940-0020



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Writing WorksUsing a Genre Approach for Teaching Writing to Adults and Young People inESOL and Basic Education Classesby Marina Spiegel & Helen Sunderland

This is a practical workbook which adapts and uses some of the approaches of genre theoryfor the teaching of writing to adult ESOL and Basic Skills students. It has nine unitsexploring different types of text or genres: descriptions of people, descriptions of places,narratives, folk tales, formal letters, applying for jobs and school, reports, discussion essays,and comparative essays. Each unit has texts and exercises at both foundation andintermediate levels.

Price: $28.50Publisher: London Language & Literacy UnitISBN: 1-872972-54-3Year of Publication: 1999Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 136 pages, A4, portraitFormat: spiral bound, reproduciblePeppercorn Title #: 930-0011

Writing with Children and in Family Literacy Programs

Writing Funshopby Richard KrawiecThe author writes, "Every caring parent, every teacher, believes it's important for children tolearn how to write, and to enjoy it. Yet, beyond reading a book, or teaching children how toform the letters of the alphabet, adults are often at a loss as to how to teach writing to youngchildren. Even in many family literacy programs, writing activities for children often consistof little more than showing them how to use scissors, paper and crayons."

In "Writing Funshop", Richard Krawiec shares his experience of teaching writing workshopsto children. Whether you're a parent at home with one child or a teacher with 30 children inyour classroom, this book is designed to help you teach children to discover the connectionbetween writing and fun.

Spanish version also available: "Escribir es Divertido" (540-0013).

Price:English: $18.00Spanish: $18.00Set of two: $30.00

Publisher: Voices Community PressPlace of Publication: Raleigh, NC, USALength/Size: 69 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portrait

ISBN:English: 0-9640528-6-5Spanish: 0-9640528-7-3

Year of Publication:English: 1998Spanish: 1999

Peppercorn Title #:English: 540-0012Spanish: 540-0013Set of two: 540-0014



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Helping My Child withReading and WritingFamily Leaning Course Materialsby Shan Rees & Foufou SavitskyThe materials in this pack are based oncourses run by the London Language andLiteracy Unit for parents and carers. Thecourse aims to raise awareness amongparents of the methods and approachesinvolved in teaching children to read andwrite in school so that they can bettersupport their children's literacydevelopment. The book contains 20session outlines with activities presentedin a readable, accessible way withillustrations, tables, exercises, andquizzes. Multi-cultural, multi-lingualdimensions are fully addressed. If usedas a course, it is intended to run over 20weeks.

Price: $35.00Publisher: London Language & Literacy UnitISBN: 1-872972-74-8Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 94 pages, A4, portraitFormat: spiral boundPeppercorn Title #: 930-0017

Writing with Children and in FamilyLiteracy Programs

Helping Children with Spellingby Cynthia Klein & Helen SunderlandThis booklet shows parents some practicalways to help their children memorizespellings and gives information on how toset up a spelling program to use withchildren. An excellent resource for familyliteracy programs.

Price: $5.50Publisher: London Language & Literacy UnitISBN: 1-872972-34-9Year of Publication: 1994Place of Publication: London, UKLength/Size: 16 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 930-0008

Grammar and Spelling

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Starspell (software)A Spelling Odysseyby Richard MarriottThis popular program based on the "look,cover, write, check" method is an extendedversion of the well-established Starspellprogram. It includes over 300 word lists,covering more than 2,500 words, allspoken and many illustrated. The fontsand print size are designed for thebeginner learner; however, both can bechanged, and the material can be adaptedby the teacher to provide new word lists,sounds and pictures. The spellings canalso be adapted. Worksheets can beprinted to provide further practice.Starspell keeps records for each user, andall can have their customized settings.

The package includes a "User Guide"which explains how to operate "Starspell"and a "Spelling Guide" which gives moredetails about using "Starspell" in theclassroom.

Price: $100.00Publisher: Fisher-Marriott EducationalISBN: NoneYear of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: UKLength/Size: , A5Format: spiral boundPeppercorn Title #: 917-0001



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The Power Slam Grammar Book60 Reproducible Lessonsby John Kooistra & Alison KooistraSequel to "The Power Drill Grammar Book" (760-0024). Theunits "focus on students' primary needs: error correction oftheir writing and speech, and expansion of their range ofexpression without requiring the memorizing of grammarterminology." Six units focus on parts of speech, sentenceconstruction (statements, negations, questions, answers, andcommands), usage problems, and a range of verb tenses.

Lessons include individual and group work, written and oralwork, serious input and fun activities. Includes an answer key.


The Power Drill Grammar Book70 Reproducible Lessonsby John Kooistra & Alison KooistraThis fully reproducible book offers 70 lessons on basic grammatical structures, commonusage problems, fundamentals of punctuation and elementary paragraph writing skills.

The sample sentences are in step with modern times(computers, video games, etc.) and the grammar is simple,clear, up-to-date, and focused on students' primary needs.

"The Power Drill Grammar Book" aims to combineenjoyment with learning. A great supplement to any writingor ESOL class. Includes an answer key.

A sequel addressing more advanced grammar is available:"The Power Slam Grammar Book" (760-0034).




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The Verb Well: Book 1A Thematic Introduction to Verbs, Verb Forms and Verb Useby Chirawibha Sivell and John Sivell"Regular verbs, irregular verbs, two-word verbs… 'The Verb Well' covers them all! 'The VerbWell' is a reproducible illustrated compendium of verbs, verb forms and verb use (150 verbs).Thematically arranged so as to promote meaningful use and effective recall, 'The Verb Well'introduces learners to the formal variations and the grammatical patterns required for accurateutilization of a carefully selected range of essential verbs and also displays representativecontexts in which these verbs are likely to be encountered in real life.

A valuable reference for students when difficulties arise, and a practical core text for thesystematic study or review of English verbs, 'The Verb Well' will be one of those indispensablebooks you keep coming back to again and again."

The Verb Well: Book 2Price: $32.95Publisher: Full Blast ProductionsISBN: 1-895451-38-8Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Virgil, ON, CanadaLength/Size: 210 pages, 8.5 x 11inches, portraitFormat: spiral-bound, reproduciblePeppercorn Title #: 760-0035


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Literacy, Language & Community PublishingEssays in Adult Educationby Jane Mace, ed.

Written by practitioners and researchers, the book contains eleven accounts of work in theadult education classroom and community settings. It focuses on the use of communitypublishing as an approach to adult learning and development in literacy and languageeducation. An essential book for anyone interested in using student writing as a key elementof the adult education curriculum.

Price: $27.00Publisher: MultiLingual Matters LtdISBN: 1-85359-279-XYear of Publication: 1995Place of Publication: UKLength/Size: 204 pages, A5, portraitFormat: paperbackPeppercorn Title #: 913-0001

The Verb Well: Book 2A Thematic Introduction to Verbs, Verb Forms and Verb Useby Chirawibha Sivell & John Sivell“The Verb Well: Book 2” covers 150 more verbs, chosen for utility and frequency of use.Reproducible with an answer key.

The Verb Well: Book 1Price: $32.95Publisher: Full Blast ProductionsISBN: 1-895451-36-1Year of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Virgil, ON, CanadaLength/Size: 210 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, portraitFormat: spiral-bound, reproduciblePeppercorn Title #: 760-0029

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