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a Paragraph:
(Without this, everything we teach
them will be like fresh paint on a
crumbling house.)
Paragraph-Writing Skills We
Can All Teach Every Year:
1. Topic sentences
2. Supporting the Topic
Sentence
Grammar
Genres and
Forms for
Publication
OD Demand
Writing
(ODW forms and elements to
focus on.)
Content
Area
Writing
(Writing options in
each content area.)
(Writing Rubrics!*)
1. Narrative*
(Article/Essay)
2. 3.5 Essay
(argumentative
and/or
informative)
3. Poem
Parts of Speech:
POS Pretest
Nouns (including Pronouns)
Verbs (including the to be verbs)
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions (coordinating)
Phrases:
Noun
Verb
Preposition
Grammatical Problems:
Subject/Verb agreement
Pronoun/Antecedent agreement
Narrative
Article/Essay*
Intro Skills:
Snapshot/Descriptive &
Creating Tension
through Suspense
(Hints)
Body and Transition Skills:
Chronological Structure
w/Flashback &
Climax (exploded
moment)
Conclusion Skills:
Wrap-Around/Framing
Device
Retrospective: creating
meaning (What I
learned from this
event, what it meant to
my life, etc)
Social Studies:
Monologue
One-Act Play
Historical
Fiction
Article
Science:
Article (with
research)
Cause/Effect
Problem/Sol
ution
Compare
Contrast
Argument
(expanded
CRE)
Related Arts
Review (of a
performanc
e)
Composition
(i.e., one act
play in
drama, song
lyrics in
music)
Artist
Statement
(i.e., VA
prompt)
Mechani
cs
(The rules and
common errors of
Capitalization, Usage,
Punctuation & Spelling
{CUPS})
Capitalizatio
n:
Usage:
Then vs Than
Passed vs Passed
A vs An
Double Negatives
There/Their/Theyr
e
Modals (i.e.,
couldve vs could
of)
Whose v Whos
Punctuation:
1. Commas
In compound
and
complex
sentences
In lists
(Oxford
Comma!)
After prep
phrases and
adverbs
(sentence
starts)
2. How to
punctuate
dialogue
3. Apostrophes
in
contractions
GP
GP1
How to Write a
Paragraph
1. Baseline
Paragraph
Diagnostic
2. Tony Hawk
Mini-lesson
Publication
Start Narrative
Article/Essay
On Demand
Baseline OD
(Narrative
Stand-alone)
Get the prompt
here.
Continue
Narrative
Peer review
baseline OD
Content
Area
Writing
These should
be filled in
team by
team as you
look at the
other
contents
together.
Mechanics
CUPS
Grammar
Vocab and
Roots
For 6th Grade
C:
U:
Then v Than
Past v
Passed
P:
Commas in
compound
and complex
sentences
How to
Punctuate
Dialogue
S:
POS Pretest
Parts of
Speech as a
System
(Prezi & POS
Round-up)
Intro Project
in the first week or
two.
Project
Presentati
ons at about
week three or four.
Intro Vocab
Assignmen
ts
(You can use this
PPT to explain the
assignments)
GP2
1. Model and
Practice
2. Analyze
paragraphs in
Narrative/
baseline On
Demand
have them go
back to their
own writing
how are their
paragraphs?
3. Sentence
combining for
smooth flow.
a. Intro to
sentence
combining
C:
U:
Avoiding Dbl
Negs
A v An
P:
Commas
in compound
& complex
sentences
(Also avoiding
unnecessary
commas in
complex
sentences starting
with dependent
clauses.)
S:
Nouns and
Noun Phrases
Pronouns
Vocab
Assessment
GP2
Weekly vocab
assignments
(HWK)
GP
How to
Write a
Paragraph
GP3
GP4
Publication
On Demand
Mechanics (CUPS)
Grammar
Vocab and
Roots
For 6th Grade
3.5 Argument
Essay
Paragraph
Analysis
(models and
baseline FA
PB)
Summative On
Demand
(narrative
essay/article)
Baseline On
Demand
(Feature Article
Passage-based)
Continue 3.5
Arg Essay
Peer review
Baseline FA PB
GP5
Content Area
Writing
Poem
These should
be filled in
team by team
as you look at
the other
contents
together.
C:
U:
Avoiding pronounantecedent
mistakes.
Youre v Your
Whose v whos
P:
Apostrophes in
contractions and
possessives
Commas in lists
S:
C:
U:
Modals (ie,
couldve v could
have)
P:
Commas after
prepositional
phrases and adverbs
at the beginning of
sentences
S:
C:
U: Subject/Verb
Verbs and
Verb Phrases
Prepositions
and
preposition
phrases
Start simple
diagramming:
noun, verb,
and
preposition
phrases
Vocab
assessment
GP3
Weekly vocab
assignments
(HWK)
Vocab
assessment
GP4
Weekly vocab
assignments
(HWK)
Vocab
assessment
agreement
P: Revisit punctuating
dialogue
S:
GP6
Cont Poem
Summative OD
(FA PB)
GP5
Weekly vocab
assignments
(HWK)
Subjects &
Predicates
Vocab
assessment
GP6
Weekly vocab
assignments
(HWK)