Writing Genre Schedule
1: Narrative
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
We will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.We will be working on orienting the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters. How can we organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally? We will learn how to use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. We will also use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. Through the use concrete words, phrases, and sensory details we will be able to convey experiences and events precisely. Finally, we will provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
2: Informational
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
We will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
We will be working on how to produce informational writing. How do we extract relevant facts from stories, articles, or essays that we are reading to write our own information/explanatory text? How do we focus on what is important and eliminate our opinions? An important part of any expository piece is the details that support the main ideas. To help us explain our main ideas in the greatest details we use detail generating questions. Click file below to see some graphic organizers that may help you. The rubrics that you will be graded with are also attached below.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
3: Opinion
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1
We will write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
We will identify what the writing prompt is asking. We will create a thesis statement. Our prewriting will be organized so that we are addressing the prompt. Students will decide which thinking map is required to organized their thoughts. Thinking outside of the box, we will create a hook to draw in the readers. Our body paragraphs will state our opinion as well as facts we've found to back up our side. We need to persuade the reader that while it's good to weigh perspectives, ours is the best. We will have a strong conclusion where we will restate our stance. We will use the burger to help facilitate better paragraph writing.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
4: Narrative
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
We will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
We will be working on orienting the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters. How can we organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally? We will learn how to use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. We will also use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. Through the use concrete words, phrases, and sensory details we will be able to convey experiences and events precisely. Finally, we will provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
5: Informational
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
We will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
We will be working on how to produce informational writing. How do we extract relevant facts from stories, articles, or essays that we are reading to write our own information/explanatory text? How do we focus on what is important and eliminate our opinions? An important part of any expository piece is the details that support the main ideas. To help us explain our main ideas in the greatest details we use detail generating questions. Click file below to see some graphic organizers that may help you. The rubrics that you will be graded with are also attached below.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
6: Opinion
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1
We will write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
We will identify what the writing prompt is asking. We will create a thesis statement. Our prewriting will be organized so that we are addressing the prompt. Students will decide which thinking map is required to organized their thoughts. Thinking outside of the box, we will create a hook to draw in the readers. Our body paragraphs will state our opinion as well as facts we've found to back up our side. We need to persuade the reader that while it's good to weigh perspectives, ours is the best. We will have a strong conclusion where we will restate our stance. We will use the burger to help facilitate better paragraph writing.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
We will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.We will be working on orienting the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters. How can we organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally? We will learn how to use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. We will also use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. Through the use concrete words, phrases, and sensory details we will be able to convey experiences and events precisely. Finally, we will provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
2: Informational
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
We will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
We will be working on how to produce informational writing. How do we extract relevant facts from stories, articles, or essays that we are reading to write our own information/explanatory text? How do we focus on what is important and eliminate our opinions? An important part of any expository piece is the details that support the main ideas. To help us explain our main ideas in the greatest details we use detail generating questions. Click file below to see some graphic organizers that may help you. The rubrics that you will be graded with are also attached below.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
3: Opinion
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1
We will write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
We will identify what the writing prompt is asking. We will create a thesis statement. Our prewriting will be organized so that we are addressing the prompt. Students will decide which thinking map is required to organized their thoughts. Thinking outside of the box, we will create a hook to draw in the readers. Our body paragraphs will state our opinion as well as facts we've found to back up our side. We need to persuade the reader that while it's good to weigh perspectives, ours is the best. We will have a strong conclusion where we will restate our stance. We will use the burger to help facilitate better paragraph writing.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
4: Narrative
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
We will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
We will be working on orienting the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters. How can we organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally? We will learn how to use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. We will also use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. Through the use concrete words, phrases, and sensory details we will be able to convey experiences and events precisely. Finally, we will provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
5: Informational
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
We will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
We will be working on how to produce informational writing. How do we extract relevant facts from stories, articles, or essays that we are reading to write our own information/explanatory text? How do we focus on what is important and eliminate our opinions? An important part of any expository piece is the details that support the main ideas. To help us explain our main ideas in the greatest details we use detail generating questions. Click file below to see some graphic organizers that may help you. The rubrics that you will be graded with are also attached below.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
6: Opinion
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1
We will write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
We will identify what the writing prompt is asking. We will create a thesis statement. Our prewriting will be organized so that we are addressing the prompt. Students will decide which thinking map is required to organized their thoughts. Thinking outside of the box, we will create a hook to draw in the readers. Our body paragraphs will state our opinion as well as facts we've found to back up our side. We need to persuade the reader that while it's good to weigh perspectives, ours is the best. We will have a strong conclusion where we will restate our stance. We will use the burger to help facilitate better paragraph writing.
On Demand Prompt
Audience: TBA
Directions: TBA
6 Traits of Writing
Content: This is the heart of the paper--what the writer has to say. It should be a topic that is important to the writer and should be small enough to handle in the paper. It should express the ideas clearly so every reader can understand and it should provide the reader with interesting insights. A solid, well-defined theme holds the paper together, giving a meaningful, focused, and detailed exploration of the topic.
Organization: This is the road map which directs the reader through the paper. It begins with a strong lead or hook and catches the reader's interest right from the beginning. The details along the way should add to that lead and should help build toward the conclusion, pulling the reader along right to the very end. It should use good transitions to move smoothly from one idea to the next, helping things fit together easily for the reader. Organization gives writing a sense of purpose and structure.
Voice: Voice is the personality of the writer coming through on the page. It is what gives the writing a sense of flavor, a uniqueness, and give the reader the feeling that the writer is talking directly to her. A strong sense of voice demands that the writer make a commitment to the writing and write honestly with conviction. In a paper with strong voice, the reader will get a sense that someone real is there on the page, whether the reader knows the writer or not.
Word Choice: Good word choice involves being able to look critically at verbs and select ones that are active, powerful and energetic. It means being able to choose just the right words to make the writing sound natural and precise. Word choice is what gives an exactness to details and helps the writer paint memorable pictures in the reader's mind.
Sentence Fluency: In any piece of writing, there are many possible ways to write any sentence correctly, but usually, of those correct versions, one or two will sound better than others. A writer who can pick out those versions and can use them frequently will have a strong sense of sentence fluency. This does not mean creating longer sentences, but means using long sentences when they would be best and short sentences when they would suit better. It means creating a sense of rhythm with the sentences and a flow that the reader finds enjoyable to follow along. Good sentence fluency stands out when a piece of writing is read aloud.
Conventions: Conventions are the rules of a language. They are the common patterns of grammar, spelling, punctuation, paragraphing and capitalization that readers come to expect in good writing. They make writing easy to read and understand. A reader may not even notice when conventions are well done, but might be distracted from the good ideas that were so carefully planned if the conventions are poorly handled. This is the most mechanical of the six traits and requires writers to learn editing and proofreading skills.