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Essential Question

Why (and how) does a writer a

choose a particular form of writing

to communicate most effectively?

Vision Statement

In PGT you will learn how and why to use various types of writing to accomplish different goals. You will develop your writing in three areas:

1) Personal writing (Writers Notebooks)

2) Essay tests (in-class, after novel studies)

3) Formal Essays (on topics of your own choice taken through the full writing process).

In the end, you will be prepared for the writing requirements of high school Honors English courses--and beyond.

Exemplification; Poetry (hardbound picture book); Process; Description

Problem-Solution; This I Believe (hardbound non-fiction book); Compare/Contrast; Narrative

Cause/Effect; Stand Up 8 (hardbound non-fiction book); Classification/Division; Argument

See sub pages for grade level details

SEE ESSAY SCORING GUIDES HERE

This is what is due on all Essay Due Dates:

1) Final Draft (properly formatted)

2) Scoring Guide with self-scores indicated

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