Writing

Writing is a crucial component of our ILA curriculum. Some topics that we have covered so far include:

Personal Writing

Creating strong openings

"Show, don't tell"

Punctuating dialogue

First person ("I") point of view

The writing process (including drafting, revising, editing, and typing!)

The Research Process

Reading non-fiction sources for information

Notetaking

Outlining

Creating a Works Consulted page

Creating a rough draft

Revising/Editing

Creating a title page

Creating a final copy

Persuasive Writing

Brainstorming topics

Generating reasons

Generating examples

Introductory paragraphs

Body paragraphs

Concluding paragraphs

Using transitions

Topic/Closing Sentences

Elaborating Ideas

Using facts, statistics, studies, and surveys to strengthen arguments

Persuasive tactics

Audience

NJASK   Prep

Understanding the 6-point and 4-point scoring rubrics

Timed persuasive essays

Open-ended responses

Speculative Writing

Creating a three paragraph response to a picture or word prompt

Setting, characters, dialogue, figurative language, problem/solution

Narrative Writing

Understanding social issues

Brainstorming topics from real life

Developing believable characters (internal and external features)