Academic Writing

Over the course of this program, each area of academic writing will be examined and practiced with a culminating writing activity at the end of each unit.  Each lesson will include writing warm-ups (vocabulary practice, writing drills, grammar review, writing on demand) followed by a targeted lesson and guided independent writing to prepare for the culminating assignment.  Each assignment will be assessed on a scale of 1-4 using a writing rubric and each student will get extensive constructive feedback on all written assignments.



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Course Details:

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Unit 1 - Topic Descriptive Writing (weeks1-4)‍

- using writing techniques so that the description is clear in a way that the readers would be able to imagine what it looks like

Culminating Task

• Grade 3-4 Wanted/Lost Poster
• Grade 4-6 DescriptiveBrochure
• Grade 7-9 NewsArticles/Vignettes/Journals

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 Unit 2 - Topic Persuasive Writing (weeks5-8)

- writing to try to convince orpersuade a reader of an opinion or belief

Culminating Task

• Grade 3-4 Persuasive Essay
• Grade 4-6 Editorial Article
• Grade 7-9 Op-Ed(Opinion/Editorial) Article

Unit3 - Topic Expository Writing (Weeks 9-12)

- writing to try to inform andconvey factual information

Culminating Task

• Grade 3-4 Process Writing Assignment
• Grade 4-6 Compare and Contrast Assignment
• Grade 7-9 Problem and Solution Assignment

Unit 4 - Narrative Writing (13-16)

-  writing to tell a story

Culminating Task‍

• Grade 3-4 Linear Narrative
• Grade 4-6 Quest Narrative
• Grade 7-9 Viewpoint Narrative

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1. Students should have working camera and microphone.
2. Students should be familiar with creating and using documents in Microsoft Word.
3. Students should be able to submit documents in Microsoft Teams
4. Students should come to class prepared to participate.

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