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

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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

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