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en Español Las Normas Estatales

1st Trimester

Students will write one and two paragraph essays in the following genres:

-Narrative
-Summary
-Friendly Letter
-Biographical Incident
-Descriptive Paragraphs

Using Step Up To Writing Formats:
Graphic Organizers, Burrito Fold, Accordion Paragraph, Advanced Transitions

2nd Trimester

Students will know story elements and correctly use quotation marks.

Students will write a minimum 3 paragraph essay in the following genres:

-Business Letter
-Response to Literature
-Story Elements
-Quotation Marks

Using Step Up To Writing Formats:
Graphic Organizers, Burrito Fold, Accordion Paragraph, Advanced Transitions

3rd Trimester

Students will write minimum 4 paragraph essays and begin research/report using folder organizers.

They will continue using Step Up To Writing formats listed in previous 2 trimesters.
-Research Reports (using file folder organizer)
-Continued use of genres from previous two trimesters