Middle School Essay Writing
Course Overview
Students enjoy learning to write when they have stimulating writing assignments, timely feedback, and are provided with a writing process which helps them.
Students learn structure that helps them express themselves in writing narrative and expository essays. With writing assignments such as “please describe the most disgusting meal that you’ve ever eaten”, this course will strengthen your student’s ability to write a well structured effective essay.
Course Objectives
Unit 1 – Expository Paragraphs
Students write a well-constructed expository paragraph
Unit 2 – Narrative Paragraphs
Students create a colorful narrative paragraph
Unit 3 – Narrative Essay
Students write a narrative essay using an outline or graphic organizer about an event in their lives
Unit 4 – Narrative Essay with Descriptive Language
Students use descriptive language to write a narrative about the most disgusting meal they have ever eaten
Unit 5 – Narrative Essay with Dialogue
Students write a narrative using dialogue to tell about a time they disagreed with a friend
Unit 6 – Expository Essay
Students write a five-paragraph expository essay
Unit 7 – Expository Essay Using Research
Students write an expository essay based upon research they do using a variety of sources
Unit 8 – Narrative and Expository Essays
Students write both a narrative essay and an expository essay to round out the eight-week course
Process essay powerpoint middle school
Kristen C from Slippery Rock Area High School
Objective: 1. Read JUMANJI by Chris Van Allsburg. 2. Interpret figurative language found in JUMANJI. 3. Answer mulitlple choice questions to check for comprehension…
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The Sweetest Fig
Kristen C from Slippery Rock Area High School
Objective: 1. Read THE SWEETEST FIG by Chris Van Allsburg. 2. Complete cloze passage to demonstrate comprehension after reading.
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Show me what you got!
Sue Harmon from AF Amistad Academy Middle School
Objective: Students will complete their first on-demand writing of the year.
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Introduction to Chris Van Allsburg
Kristen C from Slippery Rock Area High School
Objective: 1. Read a brief autobiography written by Chris Van Allsburg. 2. Identify the characteristics of fantasy. 3. Learn facts about author, Chris Van Allsburg,…
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The Polar Express
Kristen C from Slippery Rock Area High School
Objective: 1. Write a retelling of THE POLAR EXPRESS. 2. Identify parts of a story that are reality and fantasy. 3. Read THE POLAR EXPRESS.
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Two Bad Ants
Kristen C from Slippery Rock Area High School
Objective: 1. TSWBAT create an online «stapleless book» for their original ant story. 2. TSWBAT illustrate their ant story. 3. TSWBAT share their ant story with cla…
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The Great Depression part 1
Robin Daugherty from King’s Ridge Christian School, Ga
Objective: The students will understand what life was like during the Great Depression.
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9-15-10 Locale Mapping & Identifying Subjects
Alicia Gilbert from AF Endeavor Middle School
The Writing Process
Going through the full writing process—pre-writing, drafting, revising, rewriting and publishing—can be a lot of work, but it’s always worth the effort. Each stage of the writing process builds on the last, and each subsequent stage would be much harder if the previous one hadn’t been completed. When students read the essay in its final, polished form, it becomes clear that following the complete writing process produces the best essay.
Time4Writing’s free writing resources cover the writing process. The games, printables, and presentation supplement Time4Writing’s online courses. Designed to help students improve their writing skills, regardless of academic grade or proficiency level, Time4Writing’s 8-week courses provide more in-depth practice and one-on-one instruction by a certified teacher.