This book is part of the Excel Advanced Skills series, which provides students with more challenging extension work in writing. Excel Advanced Skills Writing Workbook Year 1 will teach children the skills they need to become effective writers for different purposes and audiences. They will learn how to write a variety of informative, imaginative and persuasive texts using grammar and punctuation skills in the context of effective written communication. The sample texts provided can be used as models for children’s independent writing. All activities are designed to support students’ appreciation of written language, and to give them meaningful practice in improving their own writing. This book has been specifically written for Year 1 Australian Curriculum English. CHAPTERS: About this book 1 Sentences—statements and questions 2 Statements, questions and exclamations 3 Nouns and noun groups 4 Verbs 5 Word groups that tell how, where or when 6 Connecting parts of a text 7 Imaginative texts 8 Informative texts 9 Persuasive texts Answers