EUP Writing Curriculum Guide Grade 9



EUP Writing Curriculum Guide                                                                                                           Grade 9

|Grammar and Usage |6 Traits |Writing Process |Best practices to Teach Writing|

|  |Ideas- heart of the message,|  |  |

|Review conventions in context of student |content, main theme, details|Prewriting: |Best Practices To Teach Writing|

|writing. |that enrich and develop |Brainstorm topics |Teach Student the Language |

| |theme |Evaluate topics for potential|they need to think and speak |

|  |  | |like writers |

| the soul, the magic, |Use graphic organizers to |Read, Score, and Justify |

|ml |the wit, the feeling and |develop topics |your scores on sample pages |

|  |conviction of the individual|Drafting: |Practice and Revision |

|, the sense of |Write variety of genres |Working with a partner or small|

|s/ |involvement, punch, flair, |Create support for topic |group |

|  |style, courage |Pattern writing to specific |Working on an anonymous sample |

|  |model |Revising for one trait at a |

|/ |Organization- The internal |Revising: |time |

|elem_writing/Bib/Grammar.htm |structure, the thread of |Revise drafts for model |Literature Connection |

|  |central meaning, the |elements, organization and |Using printed material of all |

| |logical, intriguing pattern |clarity |kinds to illustrate |

|  |of the ideas, purposeful |Editing: |strengths and weaknesses in  |

| |sequencing |Use grammar and usage |writing |

|  |  |conventions to edit their own|Authentic Modeling of |

| |Sentence Fluency- rhythm & |and other’s work |Teacher/Peer Work |

|  |flow of the language, sound |Publishing: | R.A.F.T.S.  (Role, Audience, |

| |of word patterns, varies |Publish texts in a variety of|Format, Topic, Strong Verbs) |

| |sentence length and sentence|formats |And other prompts |

| |beginnings | | Activities and Trait Focus |

| |  | |Lessons |

| |Word Choice- use of rich, | | Student Goal Setting and the |

| |colorful precise, language, | |Mentoring Process |

| |strong verbs, vivid images, | |  |

| |memorable moments | | |

| |  | | |

| |Conventions- looks clean, | | |

| |edited & polished, | | |

| |mechanical correctness in | | |

| |spelling, grammar & usage, | | |

| |paragraphing use of capitals| | |

| |and punctuation | | |

|Spelling | |Research |Authentic Assessment |

|Understand strategies for commonly | |Demonstrate APA or MLA format|Portfolio containing two (2) |

|misspelled words | | |completed products from each |

|Know techniques for achieving spelling | |Avoidance of plagiarism |mode. |

|accuracy | |Use Parenthetical references |Tentative common scoring day, |

| | | |two (2) times a year |

|Handwriting: Write legibly whether printing or writing cursive | |

|Evaluation  Individual Monitoring Grade 9     Class Monitoring Grade 9 | |

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