MONTH |
CONTENT
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USEFUL WEBSITES |
| August – September |
- Writing
Fundamentals:
- What
is a sentence?
- What
is a paragraph?
- Single
and multi-paragraph assignments.
- Introduce
Collins Mgmt System
- Reading:
- Short
Story Unit
- Components
of the story
- Short
response to lit
- Quarter
1 – Outside Reading - bio/autobio
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| October
- November |
- Extended
writing assignment
- Choice of
one or more:
- Passion
Project
- Personal
Narrative (focus on leads, point of view, sensory detail, dialogue;
1st person singular account, one event)
- Expository
Essay (thesis statement, topic sentences, supporting details, transitions,
conclusions)
- Reading:
First novel
- Well
developed response to literature; single paragraph
- Quarter
2 – Outside Reading Project – fantasy/scifi - Start November
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December – January |
- Extended
writing assignment - Choice of one or more:
- Personal
Narrative (focus on leads, point of view, sensory detail, dialogue;
1st person singular account, one event)
- Expository
Essay (thesis statement, topic sentences, supporting details,
transitions, conclusion)
- Research
Report (guiding question, area of study, note-taking, outlining,
pre-writing, table of contents, bibliography)
- Reading:Start
second novel
- Quarter
3 – Outside Reading Project – historical fiction - Start
end of January
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| February
- March |
- Extended
writing assignment - Choice of one or more:
- Expository
Essay (thesis statement, topic sentences, supporting details,
transitions, conclusion)
- Research
Report (guiding question, area of study, note-taking, outlining,
pre-writing, table of contents, bibliography)
- Persuasive
Essay (taking a position, backing it up and addressing a counterargument;
research skills, writing process)
- Reading:
Start third novel
- Multi-paragraph
well developed response to lit (cite quotes, examples)
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| April – May |
- Extended
writing assignment - Choice of one or more:
- Research
Report (guiding question, area of study, note-taking, outlining,
pre-writing, table of contents, bibliography)
- Persuasive
Essay (taking a position, backing it up and addressing a counterargument;
research skills, writing process)
- Summary
Writing (chronological order, transitions, relevant data)
- Reading:
Third novel
Reading choice:
D’Aulaires’ Myths
The Odyssey
Julius Caesar
Quarter 4 - Outside Reading Project - mystery/suspense – Start April
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| June |
Wrap up (poetry unit, story writing) |
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| Ongoing |
Grammar – Parts
of speech (focus on pronouns), complete sentences, capitalization, subject-verb
agreement, tense agreement, punctuation (commas and apostrophes, end)
Spelling
Vocabulary
Figurative Language |
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