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Knowledge
  • Drafting
  • Revising (editing)
  • Basic conferencing
 Process Skills
  1. Conferencing for meaning.
  2. Identifying and using author techniques.
  3. Finding ideas and expanding them into pieces.
Research
Read stories and poetry that exemplify:
  • Dialogue
  • Description
  • Characterization and Point of View
  • 3 chunk Plot structure (John Jakes)
 Products
  1. 1 or 2 published pieces.
  2. Drafts and revisions
  3. Response notes on student pieces.
    –reader’s notes
    –author’s notes

Students will write pieces of their own choosing">

Conference Notes | Writer's Worksheet | Word Copy | Writing Ideas | Return to Start Page

Knowledge
  • Drafting
  • Revising (editing)
  • Basic conferencing
 Process Skills
  1. Conferencing for meaning.
  2. Identifying and using author techniques.
  3. Finding ideas and expanding them into pieces.
Research
Read stories and poetry that exemplify:
  • Dialogue
  • Description
  • Characterization and Point of View
  • 3 chunk Plot structure (John Jakes)
 Products
  1. 1 or 2 published pieces.
  2. Drafts and revisions
  3. Response notes on student pieces.
    –reader’s notes
    –author’s notes

Students will write pieces of their own choosing, such as poetry, story, essay, scriptwriting. The ultimate goal is to complete one or two pieces for publication.
Below is a chart of minimum tasks to be accomplished for grades of C, B, and A.

Tasks

C= X .75

B= X .85

A= X .100
1st Draft

2

3

4
2nd Draft

1

2

2
3rd Draft

1

1

2
4th Draft  

1

2
Conference      
-responder

2

3

4
-author

2

3

4
-teacher

1

1

2
Published

1

1 (submitted for publication)

2 (1 submitted for publication)