Foundation & Core Writing Skills
Develop precise sentences and cohesive paragraphs, then master summarising and paraphrasing for classroom success.
Articles in this section
Building Strong Sentences & Paragraphs
- Why sentence skills matter
- Sentence types (simple → complex → compound‑complex)
- Topic sentence, support, conclusion
- Transitions & cohesion
- Practice examples
- Common mistakes & fixes
Clear Summarising for School Success
- What makes a good summary
- Main idea vs details
- Chunking & keywords
- Frameworks: 5Ws / PAR
- Sample text → practice
Mastering Paraphrasing
- Paraphrasing vs plagiarism
- Beyond synonyms
- Steps: read → pause → restate → check
- Techniques: restructure, compress, rephrase
- Practice tasks