Writing
The first quarter the students will be learning about the writing process and the basic mechanics of writing.
Learning Targets:
We will start with sentence writing. Students will learn that every complete sentence has a subject and predicate and expresses a complete thought.
Students will review the 4 types of sentences; statement, question, exclamation and command.
Students will review how to write a simple paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details and an ending sentence.
We will end the quarter introducing the students to the 3 types of paragraph writing they will be doing this year; opinion writing, narrative writing and informative writing. See the specific types of writing.