Secret Writer's Society (PC and Mac, CD-ROM) Panasonic Interactive Media - 1998 USA, Canada Release

Secret Writer's Society
Product ID	07865-10023
Product UPC	607865100236
Platform(s)	PC and Mac
Media	CD-ROM
Copyright date	1998
Publisher(s)	Panasonic Interactive Media
Category(s)	Education, Language, English, English Writing
Recommended age(s)	7-9.
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

The cool way to learn fundamental writing skills!

• Educator endorsed 5-step writing plan.
• Exciting online features.
• Encourages creativity.

Secret Writer's Society features:

• Text-to-speech technology to get direct feedback on your writing.
• Online journal of daily events that's password protected.
• Activities cover the 5 steps of writing: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and presenting.
• Membership ID card.
• E-mail or directly upload your completed writing assignments to the exclusive SWS Web site for feedback (to use the online feature, you need to have Internet access via an ISP or AOL).

Learning skills:

• Learn writing fundamentals.
  • Capitalization
  • End punctuation
  • Sentence structure
  • Paragraph structure
  • Pre-writing
  • Revising and editing
• Master the 5-step writing process.
• Develop creative thinking.

Learning to write has never been this easy... or this fun. Secret Writer's Society is the only interactive software program that teaches children ages 7-9 to write well, and love it.

• Players choose from various writing missions that encourage creativity and learning.
• Children learn the 5 steps of the writing process by completing SWS missions.
• Organizing jumbled messages in the Message Room is a fun way to learn the rules of sentence structure.
• Catchy animated tunes make learning the basics, like how to punctuate, a snap.

System Requirements

PC Windows 95
Required CPU	486DX/4 100
Required RAM	8MB
Req. Hard Drive	5MB Free
Required CD Speed	2X
Required Audio	SoundBlaster
Supported Video	SVGA 256 Color

Mac System 7.1.1
Required CPU	Mac LC III
Required RAM	8MB
Req. Hard Drive	5MB Free
Required CD Speed	2X
Supported Video	13" 256 Color