MorganCountySchool District Re-3 English I Writing

English I 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
/ Coronado Writing and English Skills
Chapters 1-3
Outside sources and handouts
September / Writing
Writing a 5 paragraph essay: 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 / Coronado Writing and English Skills
Chapters 1-3
Outside sources and handouts
October / Writing a four 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 / "Cask of Amantillado"
"The Necklace"
"Most Dangerous Game"
Writing Skills text chapters 1 and 9
Various sample stories
November / Writing a four 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 stroy 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
/ "Cask of Amantillado"
"The Necklace"
"Most Dangerous Game"
Writing Skills text chapters 1 and 9
Various sample stories
December / Write "The Gift of the Magi" in modern timeAll of standard 2
All of standard 3 / 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
Use correct grammar and conventions / Class participation
Completed letter / "The Gift of the Magi"
Writing text chapters 10 and 11
Outside sources
January / Write the "Seven Ages of Man" in modern time
S 2 a, b and d
All of standard 3 / Organize for introduction, ideas, and conclusion-R
Plan, draft, revise, and edit-R
Use correct grammar and conventions-R / Class participation
Completed article / "The Seven Ages of Man"
February / Character Analysis: How the characters change throughout the novel Downriver
S 2 a, b
All of standard 3 / Identify flat, round, static, dynamic character-R
Identify character with self-R
Use evidence from the novel that shows how the character has changed-R / Rough draft
Outline
Final draft, typed / Downriver
Writing prompt
March / Character Analysis: How the characters change throughout the novel Downriver
S 2 a, b
All of standard 3
/ Identify flat, round, static, dynamic character-R
Identify character with self-R
Use evidence from the novel that shows how the character has changed-R
/ Rough draft
Outline
Final draft, typed
/ Downriver
Writing prompt
April / Timed writing prompt:
Teacher's choice
Example: current event
All of standard 2
All of standard 3 / Use precise language, voice, and relevant support-R
Edit for final copy-R
Use grammar and conventions-R / Class participation
Completed writing
/ Writing prompt
Outside sources
Current events
May / Choose between four writing projects for Romeo and Juliet
All of standard 2
All of standard 3 / Review standards as needed-R
Focus on weaknesses in prior lessons-R
Review sentence structure, fluency, and conventions-R
Review MLA format-R / Writing prompts
MLA format within a paper / Romeo and Juliet
Outside sources