Scope and Sequence

The chart is ordered horizontally starting with Unit 1 and to Unit 4. It is ordered vertically by unit section. The specific topics and skills that will be learned are listed as bullet points. The rationale for the order of the sections is provided after the chart.

	Unit 1	Unit 2	Unit 3	Unit 4
Genre	Poetry	Plays	Short Stories	Speeches
Reading	Literary Devices Simile Metaphor Imagery Onomatopoeia Personification	Literary Devices Hyperbole Euphemism Diction Oxymoron Alliteration	Literary Devices Flashback Foreshadowing Motif Paradox Allusion	Literary Devices Epiphora/Epistrophe Anaphora Juxtaposition Symbolism Tone
Listening	Rhyme Rhyme Scheme	Comedy Tragedy Characters Setting	Character Setting Inciting Incident Climax Resolution Flashback Foreshadowing Motif Paradox Allusion	Organizational Patterns Cohesive Devices Main Ideas Supporting Details Pausing All Literary Devices Rhetorical Appeals Ethos Pathos Logos
Genre Concepts	Stanza Line Rhyme Rhyme Scheme Syllable	Scene Act Comedy Tragedy Catharsis	Inciting Incident Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution	Ethos Pathos Logos Theme Rule of Three
Types within a Genre	Acrostic Haiku Sonnet Villanelle Limerick Ode Ballad Free Verse	Comedy Tragedy Other (e.g. Tragi-comedy)	Fiction Nonfiction	Manuscript Speech Memorized Speech Extemporaneous Speech Impromptu Speech
Writing Practice	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Simile Metaphor Imagery Onomatopoeia Personification	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Hyperbole Euphemism Diction Oxymoron Alliteration	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Flashback Foreshadowing Motif Paradox Allusion	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Epiphora/Epistrophe Anaphora Juxtaposition Symbolism Tone
Grammar	Subject Predicate Clauses Sentence Variation	Informal vs. Formal Grammar Contractions Expansions Phrasal Verbs Stand-Alone Verbs Sentence Structure Standard English Slang	All Major Time Frames Past Tense Present Tense Future 'Tense' Progressive Aspect Perfect Aspect Perfect Progressive Aspect	Parallel Structure Review of Informal vs. Formal Review of Sentence Variation
Speaking Practice	Intonation Rising Falling	Volume (Projecting) Pronunciation Accuracy Stress Intonation	Speaking in All Time Frames Past Tense Present Tense Future 'Tense' Progressive Aspect Perfect Aspect Perfect Progressive Aspect	Organizational Patterns Introduction Body Conclusion Cohesive Devices Pausing Dynamics Memorized Speeches
More Writing Practice	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Rhyme Scheme Rhyme Acrostic Haiku Sonnet Villanelle Limerick Ode Ballad Free Verse	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Scene Act Tragedy Comedy Volume (Projecting) Pronunciation Accuracy Stress Intonation Catharsis Hyperbole Euphemism Diction Oxymoron Alliteration Informal vs. Formal Grammar	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Inciting Incident Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Flashback Foreshadowing Motif Paradox Allusion All Major Time Frames Fiction Nonfiction	Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Ethos Pathos Logos Organizational Patterns Theme Rule of Three Epiphora/Epistrophe Anaphora Juxtaposition Symbolism Tone Parallel Structure

Sequence Rationale

The order of the sections within the units is designed to provide scaffolding to prepare students to independently write their own creative pieces by the Writing Assessment. For more detailed information about each section see the Note to the Teacher and Note to the Student.

A Single Unit
Section	Rationale
Reading	Input and receptive skills practice as students discover each genre
Listening
Genre Concepts	Instruction on the writing conventions
Types within a Genre	Instruction on the writing conventions
Writing Practice	Simpler and more structured writing productive practice
Grammar	Instruction on and practice with grammar
Speaking Practice	Deepening understanding through productive speaking practice
More Writing Practice	Lengthier and more independent productive writing practice
Writing Assessment	Demonstration of student learning through questions and prompts of various levels of Bloom's taxonomy
Extend Your Learning	Optional projects to extend student learning in the genre

Sample Calendars

This textbook may be used in whole or in part as needed by the teacher to meet the learning objectives of each institution or program. The sample calendars below show examples of how a course might be set up to use this textbook. These lengths are based on frequent divisions of school years into semesters, trimesters, and quarters. Please be aware that decisions about the breadth and depth of content taught will need to be made by the teacher and/or program.

15-Week Comprehensive Course (All 4 Creative Writing Units)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PpL1UKe40kq5Sku2-ojrfindbD6GcJ1K/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100167754210826874875&rtpof=true&sd=true

15-Week Combined Course (Other Academic Writing from a Program + 1 Creative Writing Unit)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EMIgpk-wv0E7GQwMCGa1ACWnhlFHsKM7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100167754210826874875&rtpof=true&sd=true

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