Students should be able to independently write a complete sentence or have an adult sit with them and help during class. Students will write a 5-7 sentence paragraph during this class. 

Paragraphs are so important in writing. It is not enough to simply have good ideas. Ideas need to be organized and easy to read.  

This class will alternate between four different paragraph types: opinion, informative, narrative and persuasive. We use the hamburger paragraph writing method to organize and...