This year we will be using the Lucy Calkins writing workshop which allows students many opportunities to take their pieces through the writing process. We will be placing a heavy focus on information, argument, and narrative writing this year. The emphasis for each unit can be found below.

Narrative: Students are expected to increase their stamina and quantity of writing over time. Students should focus on telling a small moment memory, and emphasize the moment through elaboration and sensory details.

Argument: Common Core places emphasis on developing logical arguments in writing. Students will be expected to make a logical claim and use evidence from their novels to support this claim.

Information: We will teach our students to integrate information from many sources into their writing such as graphs, videos, digital texts, primary resource, and more. Any sources used will supplement the claim.