Language Arts

WRITING WORKSHOP

INFORMATIONAL

NARRATIVE

NARRATIVE: Bend 1, Lesson 1 - Google Slides

Lesson 2 - Prezi Link

Lesson 2 - Google Slides

Lesson 3 - Mentor Text

Letting Other Authors' Words Awaken Your Own

Lesson 4

Telling the Story From Inside It

Sample Six Word Memoir

Lesson 5

Taking Stock & Setting Goals

Lesson 6

Writing a Flash Draft

Lesson 7

Redrafting to Bring Out Meaning

Bend 2, Lesson 8

Prezi Presentation

Bend 1, Lesson 9

Questions to Ask Yourself As You Edit

Bend 2, Lesson 10

Adding Scenes from the Past and Future

Lesson 11

Ending Stories

Lesson 12

Final Touches

Lesson 14

Balancing Dialogue with Action

Lesson 15

Stretching Out the Tension

Lesson 16

Catching the Image or Action that Produced the Emotion

Lesson 17

Every Character Plays a Role

Narrative Padlet

READING WORKSHOP LESSONS

We will be utilizing core novels and integrating comprehension, word etymology, spelling, and vocabulary. Students should read each night per week for a minimum of 20 minutes. We will be teaching language arts which will emphasize the six traits of writing, as well as a focus on grammar and figurative language. The six traits include: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The genres we cover over the course of the school year include: narrative, expository, and opinion. There will continue to be a greater emphasis on expository writing throughout all curricular areas.

Units of Study

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