Unit 2- Personal NarrativeA Writing Workshop Unit5-6 Weeks.

Unit Focuses

Focus 1-IndependenceWriters will use strategies to write a piece independently.

Focus 2- Meaning-Writers will have a clear, focused meaning to their piece.

Focus 3- Structure-Writers will structure/organize their piece to enhance their meaning.

Focus 4- Details-Writers will use a a variety of genre specific details to enhance their meaning.

Unit Tasks

Task 1- Students will use strategies to develop an entry into a rough draft of a seed idea.

Task 2- Students will use strategies to develop a SECOND entry into a rough draft of a seed idea.

Task 3- Students will choose one of their rough drafts to revise, edit and publish by Dec. 10th 2013

A Picture of A Panda

Unit Schedule

Week 1- Focus: IndependenceGathering Ideas

Learning from other writers

Week 2- Focus: Independence/Meaning/Structure

Focusing entries for seed idea

Focusing seed idea for meaning

Planning draft around meaning

Learn lead strategies

Drafting seed idea #1

Unit Schedule (continued)

Week 3- Focus: Details/Structure/IndependenceDrafting Seed Idea #1

Learning about various “genre-specific details”

Start focusing entries for Seed Idea #2

Week 4- Focus: Independence/Meaning/StructureFinding focus for Seed Idea #2

Finding Meaning for Seed Idea #2

Pre-writing around meaning for Seed Idea #2

Use lead strategies to write an effective lead

Drafting Seed Idea #2

Choose which Seed Idea to revise, edit and publish

Unit Schedule (continued)

Week 5- Focus: Details/StructureRevise structure to help our meaning.

Learn more genre specific details

Learn a strategy for making our ending more effective.

Editing with an editing checklist.

Week 6- Focus: Editing for controlWhy do we paragraph?

Strategies for paragraphing a narrative piece

Strategies for adding commas and end punctuation to our pieces.

Let’s Look At The Rubric (and this panda)