What better way to learn and practice writing, than to do that with an engaging topic….SUMMER! There is so much to write about regarding summer. In this ongoing class, students will be given a subtopic related to summer that will promote a certain genre.  After brainstorming ideas, students start to form and organize their thoughts to support their thought on the topic. Guidance and feedback will be provided as we practice using the criteria needed for various genres. The various genres might include opinion, informative, persuasive, descriptive, personal narrative, and many more. See the rotation below for the genre of the week.

LESSON FORMAT
-meet and greet
-introduce and define the components of a a strong essay for the genre of the week (informative, persuasive, opinion...)
-teacher displays and explains the writing organizer that matches the genre of the week
-students brainstorm aloud, ideas to explain, justify and support their thought on the subtopic
-with guidance and feedback, students will develop their own writing plan using strategies discussed with the organizer
-students begin to draft and write on their own with my guidance
-students are encouraged to share out throughout the class time to get my feedback and support
-students can continue the drafting after class ends 

CALENDAR of LITERACY SKILLS:

June 6: Letter Writing: Tell Someone About Your Summer
June 13: Opinion: Would you Rather...Play Inside or Outside?
June 20: Informative: Benefits of Summer
June 27: Persuasive:  Should Summer Break Be Longer?
July 4: Descriptive: Tell ALL about one spot you enjoy hanging out this summer.
July 11 Expository:
July 18: Personal Narrative: Fun Event You Did this Summer?

***this will be updated each month