Writing

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Overview
Students will complete several pieces of writing throughout each semester. Most of the writing topics will also reflect personal choice while teaching students to consider topic, audience, and purpose as they choose genre and voice

=Poetry Writing=

Power of Poetry Assignment
[|PoP Assignment&Rubric.pdf] [|PoP ASantiago.pdf] [|PoP RWalls.pdf] [|PoP BMarley.pdf]

=Narrative Writing =

Folk Tales
Go here for information about this writing assignment: powerpoint presentation of an original or retold folk tale.

Memoir
Go here for information about this writing assignment: multi-paragraph narrative writing about a specific moment in the student's life that impacted who they are.

=Persuasive Writing  =

Presentations with an Attitude
Go here for information about this writing assignment: a powerpoint presentation where students selected, researched, developed and supported a persuasive argument about a topic of choice.

Persuade Me About The Giver Essay
Go here for information about this writing assignment: a multi-paragraph essay where students developed a persuasive argument supporting one of three statements about the class novel, //The Giver// by Lois Lowry.

=Expository Writing=

Teach the Topic
This is a multi-media presentation where a particular text structure was explained by a group of students.

I Am an Expert Essay
This is an expository essay highlighting a student's personal interest to show understanding of non-fiction text structures and text features.