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Product Description ------------------- 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 ------ 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 P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Actor --------------- 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. See more ( javascript:void(0) )