Writing Resources

Writing Process & Pacing with Unit Compositions

Each unit, students will progress along the Writing Process (refer to the image attached). To streamline the process of writing lengthy compositions, each unit will typically utilize the following model of writing assignments.

Writing Assignments Timeline

Seesaw Prewriting Activities
Seesaw Draft Outlines
Google Docs - Publishing Document
- Peer Feedback
  - Formal: Discussion based activities are conducted through the Google Classroom with pre-determined classmates based on the established seating arrangement.
  - Informal: Students may confer and consult one another during Independent/Collaborative Work Time to develop their essays.

Digital Interactive Journals

All students have physical notebooks for both Reading & Writing that reflect their engagement/physical output with curricular tasks. Please refer to the models attached so that you can compare and contrast your student's output with the standard that is expected of them.

In the attached video are some spotlights of exemplary Beginning of Year student journals.

Student Spotlights Reading Journal (25-26).mp4

Study Materials

Music helps memory! Feel free to access our class playlist of educational songs that give students a rhythmic academic support to retain and recall grammar/writing conventions. Some reading strategies are included in this playlist too! Coming soon are the lyric/music videos that our Student Journalism Crew will produce & publish.

Study Song Lyrics (25-26)

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