Product Description
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Captivate readers, ace writing tests, and express yourself
clearly. Marko's Writer's Toolbox, packed with easy-to-implement
strategies, will take your writing from mediocre to magnificent.
Whether you're writing stories, essays, or other assignments,
Marko gives you proven strategies for getting remarkable results.
This is the fun way to sharpen your skills.
Listen to Marko the Pencil as he helps his friend brainstorm
ideas for a writing assignment. Then jot down ideas for your own
paper and experiment with various hooks after seeing examples.
Once you have an outline or draft, view the chapters on
personification or dialog. Pause the video and take time to
incorporate literary devices in your own work.
This video uses a narrative essay as an example, but the tools
demonstrated can also be used for persuasive and expository
writing. While the cute animation and jokes make the program
kid-friendly, the valuable information will help writers of any
age, even high school and college. The bonus section shows how to
proofread work and gives tips for multiple-choice writing tests.
Review
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The DVD had excellent writing strategies that really went with
what my youngster was working on at the time. It helped him to
know where to begin. I also like the fact that the can be
printed. I intend to print these as reminders for when he is
working on his homework. The ability to choose one segment is
great as well.--J. Seward
This DVD is attention getting and entertaining for many age
groups. It's a great way to teach writing to students and/or your
own children. It lends itself to several follow-up lessons in
writing. A great tool to develop strong writing skills.--Mandy
Johnson, parent --iParenting Media Award-2008 Best Products
This product really explains, in a visual way, story elements
such as sequencing, a hook, transition, colorful words, and more.
The help that Marko gives is specific, useful, and immediately
applicable. The writing process is often a painful one. This
product helps by breaking it down into small steps. Even better,
it uses visual cues that will help students, especially visual
learners, keep the steps in mind. --Diana Lawsky, reviewer for
Instructor magazine
Marko the Pencil knows all the insider tips for producing the
most polished prose. He introduces viewers to his Writer's
Toolbox, packed with smart, easy-to-implement strategies for
improving writing brainstorming for a topic; hooking readers;
organizing sentences and ideas; using transitional phrases,
personification, dialogue, similes, onomatopoeia, alliteration;
and much more. Marko makes lessons meaningful and memorable by
using real passages to demonstrate his writing tools at work. And
his strategies are perfect for any writing assignment or
standardized test. Also includes bonus materials: tips for
proofreading and for acing multiple-choice writing tests. --Beth
Hanlon, Educational Reviewer
This product really explains, in a visual way, story elements
such as sequencing, a hook, transition, colorful words, and more.
The help that Marko gives is specific, useful, and immediately
applicable. The writing process is often a painful one. This
product helps by breaking it down into small steps. Even better,
it uses visual cues that will help students, especially visual
learners, keep the steps in mind. --Diana Lawsky, reviewer for
Instructor magazine
Marko the Pencil knows all the insider tips for producing the
most polished prose. He introduces viewers to his Writer's
Toolbox, packed with smart, easy-to-implement strategies for
improving writing brainstorming for a topic; hooking readers;
organizing sentences and ideas; using transitional phrases,
personification, dialogue, similes, onomatopoeia, alliteration;
and much more. Marko makes lessons meaningful and memorable by
using real passages to demonstrate his writing tools at work. And
his strategies are perfect for any writing assignment or
standardized test. Also includes bonus materials: tips for
proofreading and for acing multiple-choice writing tests. --Beth
Hanlon, Educational Reviewer
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About the Actor
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Marko the Pencil is played by Victor Mignogna, a prolific voice
actor who has done voice work for dozens of anime series, movies,
and video games. Vic is best known for his dub role of Edward
Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist. The American Anime Awards named Vic
Best Actor 2007 for his work in Fullmetal Alchemist/Macross.
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