MULVANE WRITING SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

Sixth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Topic / 6th / 7th / 8th / 9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
Ideas / Reading Short Stories ; Quick Write and First Responses prior to reading each story (narr. and exp.); Writing after Reading; Literature Elements;
School-wide Writing Assignment (exp.); Prompts for 6 Traits / Literature Responses (narr.); Novel Units,
Variety of Written Responses; Letter to Parent (pers.); Invitation (exp.);
Essay (narr.);
School-wide Writing Assignment (exp.);
Author/Story Summaries (narr.);
Book cover project (narr.); / Journal writing; Essays (exp.); 5-step process (all); Personal Narrative; Descriptive Essay (exp.) ; Formal Essay (exp.); Short Comparison/ Contrast Essay (novel vs. film) (exp.); Formal Research Paper (purpose, source cards, notes, outline, documentation in rough draft, works cited); School-wide Writing Assignment – Being a Successful Middle School Student (exp); State Writing Assessment (exp.); Short Stories (plot, characterization, illustrations, point of view) (narr.); Figurative Language Paper (pers.); Summarizing; Wildcat Publishing Project (exp.); Character Sketch from a novel (narr.);Ideas/Content Activities (all); / Personal Narrative; writing incident – Choose an event during the summer and write a narrative. Limit it to one event; 5 paragraphs.
Persuasive Essay over Romeo and Juliet
Research Paper - You will be preparing and writing a research paper that will focus on a historical event. This will be a formal type of writing where you will research a topic, take note cards on that topic, write a formal outline, and then put that information into a typed paper.
You will include an introduction, an explanation of the historical event, a persuasion discussion covering the preventability or inevitability of that event, and a conclusion. / Research paper
-Your specific subject; significant change and impact
+ a specific condition, feeling or stand
= an effective thesis statement.
I.History of character
A.What you want your reader to know about the subject's background
B.What is important about his/her past that signaled their importance to history.
II.Significant change your person gave to society
A.How the subject's past influenced them to make the change or influence history
B.What prompted the subject to make the change
C.How you think this change was important at the time or was it?
III.How that change impacted society
A.What you want your reader to know about the impact
B.How you think society has benefited/ suffered as a result of this change.
C.What was the change to society?
-What do you want the reader to know about the change? / Research Paper- Persuasive contemporary issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
Expository and
Persuasive
Essays and constructed responses on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Short Story Units (in each literary movement)
-Plot (conflict, climax, resolution, rising action, falling action, subplots, parallel episodes)
-Protagonist
-Antagonist
-Round Character
-Flat Character
-Static Character
-Dynamic Character
-Setting
Expository and Persuasive Essays and constructed responses on The Crucible
-Allusion
Persuasive Essays, poetry and constructed responses in Poetry Unit (in each literary movement)
Nonfiction Unit (in each literary movement)
-Fact and Opinion
-Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions
-Text Features
-Author’s opinion
-Retell/ Paraphrase
-Author’s purpose
-Main ideas/ Supporting Details
Context clues / Analytical Essay Responses on Exams (5-7 paragraphs (narr. and exp.);
Short Answer Response on Test (paragraph) (narr. and exp.);
Formal Comparison Essay (Beowulf to a modern hero (exp.);
Nonfiction (America Now textbook) Responses (analysis of structure/content/vocabulary development);
Timed Writings (responses, comparisons, critical reviews, character analysis, thematic/motif development)--mostly paired with films at end of units;
5-7 page MLA Research Paper (pers.);
Quickwrites to introduce unit topics, themes, motifs; Quote Analysis -Shakespeare
Org. / 4-Square Writing; Lab Procedures (tech.); Writing Directions (tech.) / Text Types Project; Map Directions (tech.); Paragraphs; School-wide Writing Assignment; Research Report (exp.) / 5 paragraph Essay (intro, body, conclusion); Paragraphs (topic, support, concluding statement); Short
Comparison/ Contrast Essay (novel vs. film)(exp.); Formal Research Paper (purpose, source cards, notes, outline, documentation in rough draft, works cited); School-wide Writing Assignment – Being a Successful Middle School Student (exp); State Writing Assessment (exp.); Short Stories (plot, characterization, illustrations, point of view) (narr.); Character Sketch from a novel (narr.); Paragraph Development (transitions, unity, coherence, organization); Transitions; Thesis Statement / Comparison and Contrast – Pick two characters from the short stories and compare and contrast them.
Persuasive Essay over Romeo and Juliet
Research Paper / Comparison/ Contrast between characters after our short story unit.
Persuasive Paper – 5 paragraphs Pet Peeve Essay
To Kill a Mockingbird essay was included on the test. It was persuasive and analytical in manner.
Technical Writing – Brochure
-news story – story will be written about yourself in 3rd person. You will introduce yourself to me. Must include the 5 w’s
-human interest story: third person family history - story; you may use interview style or a third person human interest story
-graph, chart or list about your self
-editorial – first person and give our opinion on any issue
Research paper / Short Story Units (in each literary movement)
-Plot (conflict, climax, resolution, rising action, falling action, subplots, parallel episodes)
Expository and Persuasive Essays and constructed responses on The Crucible
-Allusion
Nonfiction Unit (in each literary movement)
-Cause and Effect
-Compare and Contrast
-Main ideas/ Supporting Details
Research Paper- Persuasive contemporary issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical / Resumes (1st year--advisory, but I can help reinforce and make available too); Each essay: focus on structure: make a point, support with details using examples from the work, analysis of information (NO summarizations, only critical analysis; interesting introduction, powerful conclusions); Prewriting--graphic organizers--student decision from a variety of choices; Nonfiction (America Now textbook) responses (also includes analysis of structure/content/vocabulary development); 5-7 page MLA persuasive research paper
Voice / School-wide Writing Assignment / School-wide Writing Assignment – Being a Successful Middle School Student (exp); State Writing Assessment (exp.); Short Stories (plot, characterization, illustrations, point of view) (narr.); Voice / Persuasive Essay over Romeo and Juliet
Research Paper / Technical Writing – Brochure
Research paper / Satire on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-Mood
-Tone
-Irony
-Setting
-Theme
-Point of view
Expository and Persuasive Essays and constructed responses on The Crucible
-Allusion
Persuasive Essays, poetry and constructed responses in Poetry Unit (in each literary movement)
-Simile
-Metaphor
-Analogy
-Hyperbole
-Onomatopoeia
-Personification
Idioms
-Imagery
-Symbolism
-Allusion
Research Paper- Persuasive contemporary issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical / Nonfiction (America Now textbook) responses (also includes analysis of structure/content/vocabulary development)
Word Ch. / School-wide Writing Assignment / Greek Prefixes and Suffixes; School-wide Writing Assignment – Being a Successful Middle School Student (exp); State Writing Assessment (exp.); Short Stories (plot, characterization, illustrations, point of view) (narr.); Character Sketch from a novel (narr.); Word Choice Activities; / Persuasive Essay over Romeo and Juliet
Research Paper / Technical Writing – Brochure
Research paper / Satire on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-Mood
-Tone
-Irony
-Setting
-Theme
-Point of view
Expository and Persuasive Essays and constructed responses on The Crucible
-Allusion
Persuasive Essays, poetry and constructed responses in Poetry Unit (in each literary movement)
-Simile
-Metaphor
-Analogy
-Hyperbole
-Onomatopoeia
-Personification
Idioms
-Imagery
-Symbolism
-Allusion
Research Paper- Persuasive contemporary issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical / Nonfiction (America Now textbook) responses (also includes analysis of structure/content/vocabulary development)
Sent. Fluen. / Complete Sentences / Complete Sentences; School-wide Writing Assignment / School-wide Writing Assignment – Being a Successful Middle School Student (exp); State Writing Assessment (exp.); Short Stories (plot, characterization, illustrations, point of view) (narr.); Sentence Variety/Fluency; / Persuasive Essay over Romeo and Juliet
Research Paper / Technical Writing – Brochure
Research paper / Satire on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Expository and Persuasive Essays and constructed responses on The Crucible
-Allusion
Research Paper- Persuasive contemporary issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
Conven. / Daily Oral Language Activities;
Parts of Speech; Capitals; Spelling; Punctuation; Parts of Speech ; School-wide Writing Assignment / School-wide Writing Assignment – Being a Successful Middle School Student (exp); State Writing Assessment (exp.); Short Stories (plot, characterization, illustrations, point of view) (narr.); Grammar/ Punctuation; / Persuasive Essay over Romeo and Juliet
Research Paper / Technical Writing – Brochure
Research paper / Satire on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Expository and Persuasive Essays and constructed responses on The Crucible
-Allusion
Research Paper- Persuasive contemporary issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical / Grammatical focus: comma usage, active/passive voice, deadwood/wordiness, proofreading errors, stronger structure and argument development.