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• Warm-up
• Instructional focus: review of expository writing standards
• What is comparison?
• View power-point
• Create a Venn diagram
• Homework Writing & Grammar workbooks pp37,38,39,40 due Wednesday
Warm-up
Which would you rather be: wealthy, smart, or creative? Explain your answer using the SEEE method (statement, expand, example or details, and elaboration) to develop your paragraph.
Project H. O. P. E.
Language arts/ Reading
Expository Writing (6)
Unpacking Standards
Language arts/ Reading
Gloria Lewis
Gerrilyn Sumlin
ELA6W1: The student produces writing that establishes and appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and provides a satisfying closure.
Essential Question: How does the comparing and contrasting of ideas help to clarify my thoughts and conclusions?
As you preview the standards for Expository writing list the nouns (know) and the verbs (do). Then use each verb and noun in a sentence explaining what you will learn in this unit, and what skills you must demonstrate.
Nouns |
Verbs |
Sentences:
Example: I will establish a main idea when writing.
• Instructional focus: What is expository writing? What are the standards of expository writing?
• Standards for Expository Writing
• Highlight the verbs and nouns (Do & Know)
• Work with a partner and complete the T-chart explaining what you need to know and do
