September 21st, 2010
Update: Writing
The Writing page has been updated with the schedule of writing pieces for this year. See the changes below. Visit theĀ Writing page for complete details about writing, including what students should be doing daily and how grades will be achieved.
Writing Schedule
Students will write 12 pieces in a variety of styles and genres over the course of the year. Here is the general schedule of writing pieces:
- Personal narrative (a memory or story about the student; see here for a helpful guide)
- Personal narrative
- Personal narrative (slightly fictionalized)
- Narrative (fiction)
- Narrative (fiction)
- Narrative (fiction)
- Choose Your Own Adventure fiction/technology project (see our gallery of past projects)
- Persuasive Letter to the Editor writing/Social Studies project
- Novel Writing Month final fiction piece and paperback publishing project
- I-Search research project and I-Search Conference presentations
- Poetry collection
- Find It, Decide It comparative decision making writing/technology project