5th-6th Grade Writing

Required Textbooks: Creative writing curriculum (exact books to be announced soon), along with different books

Course Description

Writing: Students will have regular writing assignments that align with the textbook. Several weeks will also be spent covering the five paragraph essay, creative writing and a research paper. Feedback will be given on writing assignments. Students will learn about the MLA format and how to create a Works Cited page. Language Lessons for a Living Education by Masterbooks will also be used. It includes grammar rules and short writing assignments.

Classroom Work: Writing Instruction, review games, discussion of literature, projects, end of the year presentation and paper on a historical figures.

Homework: Weekly writing assignments, weekly reading assignments, comprehension questions or worksheets to pair with literature, vocabulary quizzes.