Need to know how to find the main idea? How to use a dictionary to find the meaning of a word? How to form a contraction? What a participle is? How to write a book report---or a poem?

Everything You Need to Know About English Homework provides fourth-to-sixth-grade students and their parents with the information they need to complete English assignments. With the help of Dial-A-Teacher, which has operated a telephone help line since 1979, the authors have compiled this English reference guide with easy-to-understand answers to students' most frequently asked questions. No other source offers such a full range of information directly related to the fourth through sixth grade English curriculum.

Part 1 Languages and Alphabets
Part 2 Letter Sounds and Words
Part 3 Using the Dictionary
Part 4 Parts of Speech
Part 5 Writing Tools
Part 6 Creative Writing
Part 7 Practical Writing
Part 8 Reading Literature

- Scholastic Homework Reference Series
- In collaboration with UFT DIAL-A-TEACHER
- A Desk Reference for Students and Parents
- Fourth to Sixth Grades