Utilizing Southwestern American Indian myths, legends, history, information on religious beliefs, architecture, fine arts, and social practices, the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Writing Skills workbook presents well-researched information about the rich heritage of the Indian culture of the Southwest, whilst offering a sequential, systematic approach to adult learning. The lessons in the workbook, which is divided into seven units, are arranged so that each lesson instructs a skill. An information presentation section is provided, explaining the particular skill or concept to the student, and giving examples. This is followed by exercises requiring the application of the skill. The seven units are: parts of speech, sentence structure, paragraph development, punctuation, capitalization, practical writing, and spelling (including abbrevations). Tests are provided to measure mastery of the skills, and as a means of assessing progress. A glossary is appended. (JMM)