Writing
Program
Middle
School
Students in
grades 6, 7, and 8:
·
Continue
to use the 6+ 1 Traits writing program
that is used throughout the school
·
Include
the writing process in their work:
¨
Brainstorming
¨
Rough
drafts
¨
Peer
editing
¨
Peer
proofreading
¨
Rubric
scoring
·
Maintain
writing portfolios and reflect on the writing pieces that are put in their
portfolios
·
Participate
in writing assessments three times a year
·
Write
monthly essays that begin with a picture prompt for brainstorming and
prewriting purposes
·
Write
weekly journal-type paragraphs that are then typed utilizing computer lab time
·
Write
timed, quick writes based on picture prompts and rubric scored for according to
6+1 Traits scoring
·
Complete
a variety of additional writing projects (may include):
¨
Poetry:
seasonal, haikus, limericks, rhyming, sonnets,
¨
Prayers
¨
Myths/legends
¨
ABC
stories
¨
Memoirs
¨
Personal
narratives
¨
Descriptive
paragraphs
¨
Persuasive
essays
¨
Compare/contrast
essays
¨
Opinion
essays
¨
Marketing
materials
¨
Stations
of the Cross
¨
Personal
Reflections
¨
Character
Analysis
¨
Book
reports – offered a choice between a creative option and a more traditional,
typed option
·
Participate
in the
·
Integrate
several assignments and projects with art projects:
¨
Masks
with myths/legends
¨
Logo
design with advertising materials
¨
Artist
stool with artist biography newsletter
¨
Stations
of the Cross charcoals or posters with original Stations of the Cross prayers
and reflections
·
Submit
essays and other written work to a variety of contests presented as
extra-curricular opportunities
·
Incorporate
6+1 Traits and conventions and complete a variety of writing pieces in other
classes across the curriculum (may include, but not limited to):
¨
Literature
short answer and essay questions
¨
Essays
on social studies tests
¨
Research
papers in social studies, science, and religion
¨
Reflections
in math