Middle
School
Monthly
Writing Projects/Essays
2007-2008
6th
Grade
Writing
Assessment #1
Sept. ideas/description: descriptive paragraphs
Oct. ideas/organization/voice: pumpkin
personification stories or poetry
Nov. ideas/organization/word choice:
Thanksgiving poetry
Writing
Assessment #2
Dec. word choice: alphabet Nativity story
Jan. word choice/voice: fictional short story,
snow or winter theme/setting
Feb. sentence fluency/word choice: opinion essay
Writing
Assessment #3
March sentence fluency: persuasive essay
April convention/word choice: compare/contrast
essay
May conventions: original myth/legend to
coordinate with Art mask making
7th
Grade
Writing
Assessment #1
Sept. ideas/description: descriptive paragraphs
Oct. ideas/organization/voice: Halloween
character personification stories or poetry
Nov. ideas/organization/word choice: personal
narrative about Thanksgiving
Writing
Assessment #2
Dec. word choice/voice: original Nativity story
from nontraditional perspective
Jan. word choice/organization: compare/contrast
essay
Feb. sentence fluency/word choice: opinion essay
Writing
Assessment #3
March sentence
fluency/organization/bibliography: research project on a famous American woman
April convention/voice: persuasive essay
May original poetry
8th
Grade
Writing
Assessment #1
Sept. ideas/description: descriptive paragraphs
Oct. ideas/organization/voice: pumpkin
personification stories
Nov. ideas/organization/word choice:
Thanksgiving poetry
Writing
Assessment #2
Dec. word choice: personal narrative Christmas
memoir
Jan. word choice/voice: opinion essay; essay for
Feb. sentence fluency/word choice: persuasive
essay: famous person who deserves a holiday
Writing
Assessment #3
March sentence fluency/conventions: fictional
short story
April conventions, bibliography: research report
on famous artist to coordinate with Art stool project
May conventions: autobiography