MorganCountySchool District Re-3 English I Honors Writing

English I Honors Writing

Month / Content and Essential Questions / Skills / Assessment / Resources
August / Writing
Writing a paragraph
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
Persuasive
S 2 a, d
S 3 a, b, c,d and e / Learn to build a paragraph-R
Identify purpose and audience-R
Develop unity and coherence-R
Edit and Revise-R
Develop mechanics and punctuation-R / Class participation
Completed paragraph, rough draft to final copy
CSAP Rubric / Outside sources and handouts
September / Writing
Writing an autobiographical incident
S 2 a, d
S 3 a, b, c,d and e / Learn to build a paragraph-R
Identify purpose and audience-R
Develop unity and coherence-R
Edit and Revise-R
Develop mechanics and punctuation-R / Class participation
Completed paragraph, rough draft to final copy
CSAP rubric / Outside sources and handouts
October / Writing a five paragraph essay from a characters perspective
S 2 a, b, c and d
S 3 a, b, c, d, and e / Organize and tell a story with an engaging introduction, develop ideas and purposeful conclusion-R
Use vivid and appropriate language and imagery-R
Plan, draft, revise, and edit for legible final copy-R
Learn conventions and mechanics-R / Class participation
Peer and teacher edit
Rough draft and final draft / Various sample stories
November / Writing an essay
"Cask of Amontillado" writing project
S 2 a, b, c, d, e, f and g
S 3 a,b c, d, and e / Learn to write an essay-R
Learn to organize with supporting ideas-R
Learn to write in format appropriate to purpose and audience-R
Develop main ideas-R
Vary sentences-R
Plan, draft, revise, and edit-R
Learn mechanics and conventions-R
Apply critical thinking skills-R / Class participation
Rough draft
Peer and teacher edit
Final draft / Brainstorm
Various outside sources
December / Finish writing "Cask of Amontillado" project
All of standard 2
All of standard 3 / Learn to write a letter-R
Organize for introduction, reasons, and conclusion-R
Write for appropriate purpose and audience-R
Vary sentence structure and length-R
Develop main ideas-R
Revise and edit-R
Grammar and conventions-R / Class participation
Completed letter
CSAP rubric / Outside sources
January / Write "Seven Ages of Man" in modern times
S 2 a, b and d
All of standard 3 / Learn to write an article and editorial-R
Organize for introduction, ideas, and conclusion-R
Plan, draft, revise, and edit-R
Grammar and conventions-R / Class participation
Completed article / Outside sources and newspaper
article
Hoofbeat and local newspapers
Sample editorials
February / Write a character analysis based on Great Expectations
S 2 a, b
All of standard 3 / Review genre-R
Review organization-R
Edit CSAP samples-R / Class participation
Completed writing and corrected sample writing / Great Expectations
March / Continue writing character analysis for Great Expectations
All of standard 2
All of standard 3
/ Learn to write a short response to a prompt-R
Vary sentence structure and length-R
Develop main ideas-R
Use correct grammar and conventions-R
Respond to both fiction and non-fiction prompts-R / Completed response piece
/ Great Expectations
April / Mini research paper: 5 paragraphs
All of standard 2
All of standard 3
/ Learn to analyze and evaluate a product-R
Use precise language, voice, and relevant support-R
Edit for final copy-R
Use grammar and conventions-R / Class participation
Completed writing
CSAP rubric / Outside sources
Sample evaluations
May / Reflection essay: 5 paragraphs
All of standard 2
All of standard 3 / Review standards as needed
Focus on weaknesses in prior lessons
Review sentence structure, fluency, and conventions
Review MLA format / Writing prompts
MLA format within a paper
CSAP rubric / Writing Skills text
Outside sources