Course Outline:
Unit 1: Can truth change? Fiction and Nonfiction
Writing:
Intro, Understanding the writing process, Traits of writing, responding, evaluating and publishing writing.
Sentence structure, writing paragraphs.
Unit 2:
Is Conflict Necessary?
Short stories
Writing: Narratives and portfolio review (project),
Interpreting short stories
Unit 3:
Is Knowledge the same as understanding?
Types of Nonfiction
Writing:
Expository Writing, Argumentative and persuasive writing
Unit 4:
How does communication change us?
Poetry
Writing:
Writing poetry
Unit 5:
Do our differences define us?
Drama
Writing:
Writing a research paper
Unit 6:
Do heroes have responsibilities?
Themes of Lit- Heroism
Writing: Making Presentations
Unit 1: Can truth change? Fiction and Nonfiction
Writing:
Intro, Understanding the writing process, Traits of writing, responding, evaluating and publishing writing.
Sentence structure, writing paragraphs.
Unit 2:
Is Conflict Necessary?
Short stories
Writing: Narratives and portfolio review (project),
Interpreting short stories
Unit 3:
Is Knowledge the same as understanding?
Types of Nonfiction
Writing:
Expository Writing, Argumentative and persuasive writing
Unit 4:
How does communication change us?
Poetry
Writing:
Writing poetry
Unit 5:
Do our differences define us?
Drama
Writing:
Writing a research paper
Unit 6:
Do heroes have responsibilities?
Themes of Lit- Heroism
Writing: Making Presentations