1. LANGUAGE ARTS & WRITING  Grammar skills practice  Editing/Lang arts review  Ten-sentence paragraph  Five paragraph essay  Creative writing  Response to Literature

2. Grading for Language Arts Grades are weighted WP- Writing Projects 40% SP-Skill Practice 35% CW/QW-Class Work 25%

3. How the Essays are Graded: FOUR COMPONENTS: 1. Ideas (counts double) 2. Organization 3. Style 4. Conventions (grammar)

4. Current Writing Project An Adventure Students must complete for all writing projects: 1. Fill out a graphic organizer 2. Create a rough draft 3. Publish a final draft (typed) 4. Reference the prompt in their introduction/conclusion using key word(s) 5. Select five words within essay to make more vivid or expressive

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