Writing

Topics and Focus Statements

Module 1: Informal Text--Expository Essay

• Focus Statement: Even great ideas for inventions require a lot of hard work.

Module 2: Narrative Story

• Focus Statement: There are many different ways to tell a story.

Module 3: Argument--Persuasive Essay

• Focus Statement: Using persuasion is much more powerful that fighting.

Module 4: Informational Text--Letter

• Focus Statement: The people who moved west in the 1850s had much to learn.

Module 5: Argument--Editorial

• Focus Statement: People see things in different ways.

Module 6: Narrative--Personal Narrative

• Focus Statement: Only you can tell your story.

Module  7: Informational Text--Research Report

• Focus Statement: Research and curiosity are flip sides of the same coin. Research is questioning and investigating with a purpose.

Module 8: Poetry--Lyric Poem

• Focus Statement: Home is where the heart is.

Module 9: Narrative--Imaginative Story

• Focus Statement: Characters are at the heart of stories.

Module 10: Argument--Letter to the Editor

• Focus Statement: Some things are worth fighting for.

Module 11: Narrative--Realistic Story

• Focus Statement: Write what you know.

Module 12: Poetry--Narrative Poem

• Focus Statement: Our words paint the story of our lives.