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.
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Genre | Poetry | Plays | Short Stories | Speeches |
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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.
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Section | Rationale |
Reading | Input and receptive skills practice as students discover each genre |
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Genre Concepts | Instruction on the writing conventions |
Types within a Genre | |
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 |
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)
15-Week Combined Course (Other Academic Writing from a Program + 1 Creative Writing Unit)
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