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Welcome to Writing Class!

Join Mrs. Hickner-Johnson for a structured writing journey through different units covering grammar, speech, research, and prose/poetry writing. Explore various writing techniques and styles while honing your skills in proper grammar and creative expression. Engage in district assessments and collaborative writing projects to enhance your writing proficiency throughout the school year.

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Welcome to Writing Class!

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  1. Welcome to Writing Class! • Mrs. Hickner-Johnson • 7 Gold

  2. Units of Study 1st Quarter 6 Traits of Writing • Writing Preassessment • Interview/Journalism Journalism/Interview Unit

  3. Units of Study 2nd Quarter Proper Grammar Usage Assessment Final Conventions Writing Piece Sentence FluencyAssessment Eight Parts of Speech • Nouns • Verbs • Pronouns • Adjectives • Adverbs • Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases • Interjections • Conjunctions

  4. 3rd Quarter Units of Study Speech Unit • How-to • Descriptive • Persuasive *District Common Assessment* Research Social Studies Project (Cause and Effect Essay) • MLA in-text citations and Works Cited Page • Thesis Statement • Compare/contrast usage • Analyzing informational texts • Note-taking strategies • Plagiarism laws • Drafting process • Revising Process

  5. 4th Quarter Units of Study • Bronx Masquerade • Prose and Poetry Writing • Poetic Terms • Imagery • Tone • Figurative Language • Sound Devices • Symbolism • 55-fiction *District Common Assessment*

  6. Work Expectations • Writing assignments will be posted on the classroom calendar. • Students will be required to use Google Docs to write their papers – every student has a school Google account. • Students will be required to turn-in three creative writing pieces a quarter. These will come from their Wednesday Writing Workshop Notebook.

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