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- Trial Program Guide
-
- WRITE IT RIGHT
- Skill levels 6 - 11
-
- Trial version: second level of each set
-
- Set 1: (Levels 1, 2, 3) reading levels 6 - 8
- Set 2: FOR UPPER GRADES (Levels 4, 5, 6) reading levels 9 - 11
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- Windows or MS-DOS (VGA display)
-
- The program helps students to correct common errors in writing. It
- provides a variety of problems as well as review for reinforcement.
- Each lesson is self-directing.
-
- OVERVIEW
-
- The program consists of six levels, with twenty texts per level. Texts
- are arranged sequentially by primary writing problem. Each text contains
- two sentences with errors and a choice of ways to correct them. The
- correct answer is highlighted and the computer provides an explanation
- for the right answer. A View option allows students to see what each
- possible correction looks like in the text before entering the one
- of their choice. Both sentences in each text must be answered correctly
- on the first try for the text to be counted as completed.
-
- MOUSE OPTION
-
- You may use the mouse, or the keyboard, as soon as the first exercise is
- on the screen.
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
-
- There are five texts per round. Two sentences in each text are highlighted,
- one at a time. One sentence contains a primary writing problem, such
- as a run-on-sentence, misplaced or dangling modifier, sentence fragment,
- or lack of parallel structure. A second sentence contains a common
- grammatical error, such as lack of agreement between subject and verb,
- double negatives, incorrect usage, or wrong tense.
-
- Choosing from among several possible answers, students select the
- one that corrects the error in the highlighted sentence. The student
- is given two chances to correct each error. If the student is unsure
- about the answer, s/he can press F1 and see what each possible correction
- looks like within the sentence before entering a choice. Any text
- in which both errors are not corrected on the first try will be included
- in a pool of randomly chosen texts. Students will access this pool
- only after they have seen all twenty texts on the level.
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- At the end of each round, a summary screen indicates the number of
- texts completed in the round and on the level. The level is completed
- when the student has passed all twenty texts.
-
- Answer choices increase in difficulty in succeeding levels. A "no
- correction needed" choice is frequently included.
-
- RECORD MANAGEMENT
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- To see student records, run RECORD from the directory, or press [CONTROL]T
- while at the title screen.
-
- The default directory for the windows trial version is:
- c:\MAVDEMO\WIR*-WTD\RECORD.EXE
-
- The Demo version saves records for only two students. A third name
- will automatically replace the first name entered. (The single user
- School version saves records for as many students as disk space allows.
- The Network version saves records for 1,000 students.)
-
- The records can go to the screen or the printer. You may see the records
- of the entire class, or choose an individual student's scores.
- If you choose to look at the scores of the entire class, you may have
- them displayed in alphabetical order or from highest to lowest.
-
- Use the following keys to make your selections:
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- ALT: Allows you to choose items in the Top Menu: (1) Order (2) View
- (3) Select (4) Print (5) Delete (6) Exit. In each of the first three
- options, you will have the choice of selecting records from the Pull
- Down Menu by name, date, skills mastered, or class code.
-
- TAB: Changes the category of information that is displayed in a fixed
- cycle, e.g., from students' names to last dates played, to highest
- mastered skill levels, to class codes, to a student's entire record and
- then back again to the students' names.
-
- ENTER: Selects or deselects any piece of information on which the
- cursor is placed. Selected items can be viewed, printed, or deleted
- as a group. They appear on the screen highlighted in red.
-
- Screen Layout: Instructions are placed in color boxes at the bottom of
- the screen. The number appearing at the end of the last line of
- instructions on the screen indicates the position of the cursor in the
- total number of records. Just before this number is a description of what
- information is being displayed, e.g., name, date, etc.
-
- Moving the Cursor: To move the cursor use the arrow keys. To see preceding
- screens, use the Page Up key. To go to following screens, use the Page
- Down key. To go to the beginning of a list, press the Home key. To get to
- the end of a list, press the End key.
-
- To See Records: All information may be viewed on the screen or printed
- out. To clear previously selected records, choose Select from the Top
- Menu and Deselect from the Pull Down Menu. Note that your viewing
- selections are cleared each time the program is restarted or the computer
- is turned off.
-
- Examples
-
- 1. To print out the records of one class, follow these directions:
-
- Top Menu Pull Down Menu Other Keys Remarks/Actions
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- ALT Select Class Cursor keys Find the beginning of
- the class
-
- ENTER Mark the beginning of
- the class
-
- Cursor keys Find the end of the
- class
-
- ENTER Mark the end of the
- class
-
- ALT View Selected Now only that class is
- displayed. (Repeating
- this step would restore
- screen as it was.)
-
- ALT Order Name Class now alphabetized
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- ALT Print Selected Printing is optional.
- Information can be
- viewed on the screen.
-
- 2. To print the highest (or lowest) skill level, follow the steps
- above, replacing Class, from the Pull Down Menu, with Mastered.
-
- 3. To see the records of all students in a range on the screen, choose
- View from the Top Menu and choose Entire from the Pull Down Menu.
-
- 4. To see the records of an individual student on the screen, place
- the cursor on the name of the student whose records you want to view,
- and press TAB to change the information displayed.
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- Record Management Error Fix: If the program runs but does not keep
- student records properly, access the RECORD program and delete all
- records.
-
- PRIMARY WRITING PROBLEMS
-
- Set 1, Write It Right, (level 6)
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- 1. Run-on sentences
- 2. Sentence fragments
- 3. Misplaced modifiers, I
- 4. Shifts in tense
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- Set 1, Write It Right, (level 7)
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- 1. Parallel structure, I
- 2. Faulty placement of relative pronoun
- 3. Illogical comparisons
- 4. Review (using new texts)
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- Set 1, Write It Right, (level 8)
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- 1. Misplaced modifiers, II
- 2. Shifts in person
- 3. Parallel structure, II
- 4. Review (using new texts)
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- Set 2, Write It Right, (level 9)
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- 1. Fused sentences
- 2. Unclear pronoun reference
- 3. Repetition
- 4. Review (using new texts)
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- Set 2, Write It Right, (level 10)
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- 1. Dangling modifier
- 2. Shifts in voice
- 3. Parallel structure, III
- 4. Review (using new texts)
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- Set 2, Write It Right, (level 11)
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- Final review (using new texts)
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- Common grammatical errors appear throughout both sets:
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- 1. Agreement of subject and verb
- 2. Usage
- 3. Unclear meaning
- 4. Agreement of pronoun and antecedent
- 5. Adverb/adjective confusion
- 6. Double negatives
- 7. Plural/possessive confusion
- 8. Wrong verb form
- 9. Misused prepositions
- 10. Comparative form of adjectives
- 11. Spelling
-
- Copyright 1994-1996 Merit Audio Visual
- All rights reserved GTDR
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- We hope you enjoy previewing WRITE IT RIGHT. The School version of
- this program contains the following:
-
- 1. Two sets of three levels of exercises
-
- 2. A print option on each level that allows you to see all texts,
- highlighted sentences with problems, corrections, and explanations
- for correct answers
-
- 3. Record management for as many students as disk space allows
-
- 4. A program guide
-
- Merit offers a full range of educational software for writing, reading,
- grammar, vocabulary, ESL, and math. Merit also offers networking for
- Novell and other LAN, and licensing. School or Institutional Purchase
- Orders accepted.
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- We will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
-
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-
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-
- Call us Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
- Or write MERIT AUDIO VISUAL, 132 W. 21 Street, New York, NY 10011
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