Curriculum
A Road Back to Writing Series
Narrative Writing
This narrative writing book uses the framework of the writing process. Throughout the writing process, students will utilize thinking map strategies and graphic organizing skills to guide the development of their writing. Students will analyze and break down narrative texts to understand narrative structure and techniques. Students will learn how to self-reflect and self-edit using a rubric as part of the writing process. By the end of the course, students will have produced narrative writing that has been developed, revised, and published.
NARRATIVE WRITING (A Road Back to Writing - Part 1)
Opinion/Argumentative Writing
This curriculum will cover opinion and argumentative writing. Students will explore different types of opinion and argumentative writing pieces and will be able to produce an opinion and argumentative essay. This course will also use the framework of the writing process to teach opinion/argumentative writing. Throughout the writing process, students will utilize thinking map strategies and graphic organizers to guide the development of their writing. We will analyze and break down argumentative texts to understand its structure. A special emphasis will be placed on plagiarism and citing sources as students research and record their findings to support their claims and counterclaims. Students will learn how to self-reflect and self-edit using a rubric as part of the writing process. By the end of the course, students will have produced opinion and argumentative writing that has been developed, revised, and published.
OPINION AND ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING (A Road Back to Writing - Part 2)
Informational Writing
This informational research based curriculum will also use the framework of the writing process. Students will explore different types of informational writing and will be able to produce an informational essay of their choice. Throughout the writing process, students will utilize thinking map strategies and graphic organizers to guide the development of their writing. We will analyze and break down informational texts to understand informational writing structure and organizational patterns in the following areas: sequencing, describing, comparing and contrasting, problem and solution, and cause and effect. A special emphasis will be placed on plagiarism and citing sources as students research and record their findings. Students will learn how to self-reflect and self-edit using a rubric as part of the writing process. By the end of the course, students will have produced informational writing that has been developed, revised, and published.
