IEW Writing Overview of Units 1-4: Outlines, Paragraphs, and Stories

This overview class will briefly cover IEW units 1-4 with A-level examples including key word outlines, paragraph writing, retelling stories, and writing an informative paragraph.  The class will include instruction, group practice, and individual writing. PDF handouts will be provided with assignments to solidify each unit.  Feedback will be provided for each assignment that is submitted to me via Outschool message.  


Unit 1: Key word outlines will be taught using a level A source text.  
Unit 2: Building on the creation of the key word outline (KWO) learners will write a paraphrase from their outlines. 
Unit 3: The story sequence chart is introduced to plan a retelling of a simple fable.  KWOs will be created from the fable by answering questions about the story. Learners will complete their retelling of the fable according to the story sequence chart.
Unit 4: An informative paragraph will be planned as we find facts in a source to use in our KWO. Learners will complete their informative paragraphs by adding topic and clincher sentences to there facts.

Style ideas will be presented in the classroom following class and will include an opportunity for learners to share their ideas.