Textbook: World of Language Level 7 published by Silver Burdett Ginn

In addition to daily Grammar Lessons, students will be assigned a monthly Writing Project.

 

For the writing projects we will use the Writing Process.

ü Prewriting – brainstorm; choose a topic; gather and organize ideas; identify audience; identify the purpose; choose appropriate format for the writing.

ü Drafting – write a rough draft to get down ideas; emphasize ideas rather than mechanics

ü Editing – peer and self edit; identify ways to make your rough draft better

ü Revision - reflect on comments from peer edit and make changes; prepare a clean draft to turn in for a grade

ü Publishing – project will be made into a class book

 

Sample writing projects

ü Biography

ü Short Story

ü Standard Essay

ü Personal Narrative

ü Persuasive Essay

ü Research Report

ü Poetry

 

Writing projects will generally be due the last week of the month. When projects are turned in they must include papers related to the final product including items such as: brainstorms, graphic organizers, webs, rough drafts (showing editing marks), revised copies (showing editing marks), grading rubric, etc. The monthly rubric will list requirements.  Students should have a writing folder to keep all their work neat and organzied.


Homework - Writer's Workshop

Students have time in class each day to do their English Dittos. If they need to bring them home for homework, then they aren't using their time wisely. The due dates listed below represent the last day I will accept them, without marking them late.


Due Monday, May 20th

     Final Copy of DD Memory

Due Tuesday, May 21st

     Ditto 106 - Apostrophes

Wednesday, May 22nd

     Mechanics Test

In Class beginning Tuesday, May 28th

     Demonstration Speeches