English Language Arts – Essay Writing

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Course Curriculum

Expository
To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Introduction to Writing an Expository Essay
MLA Formatting
Planning
Prewriting
Organizing Your Topic
HITT Your Intro Paragraph
Writing TREE Body Paragraphs
RACC Your Concluding Paragraph
Rough Draft
Revision – Organization and Development
Revision: Voice, Vocab & Fluency
Revision: Conventions and Presentation
Rubric – Basic 6+1 Traits Expository
Specific, Measurable Expository Writing Rubric

Fictional Narrative
To tell a story or describe an experience.

Analytical
To break down a topic or text into parts for detailed examination.

Compare and Contrast
To examine the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

Problem and Solution
Purpose: To identify a problem and propose one or more solutions to it.

Research
To investigate a topic using credible sources to present and support an informed argument.

Persuasive
To convince the reader of the writer’s point of view on a specific topic.

Personal Narrative
To share a significant personal experience or event in a way that conveys its impact on the writer.

Cause and Effect
To explore why something happens (cause) and what results from it (effect).

Descriptive
To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Reflection
To reflect on personal experiences, thoughts, or feelings.

Rubrics
Guide to scoring writing

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English Language Arts – Essay Writing

Course Curriculum

Expository
To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Introduction to Writing an Expository Essay

MLA Formatting

Planning

Prewriting

Organizing Your Topic

HITT Your Intro Paragraph

Writing TREE Body Paragraphs

RACC Your Concluding Paragraph

Rough Draft

Revision – Organization and Development

Revision: Voice, Vocab & Fluency

Revision: Conventions and Presentation

Rubric – Basic 6+1 Traits Expository

Specific, Measurable Expository Writing Rubric

Fictional Narrative
To tell a story or describe an experience.

Analytical
To break down a topic or text into parts for detailed examination.

Compare and Contrast
To examine the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

Problem and Solution
Purpose: To identify a problem and propose one or more solutions to it.

Introduction

Research
To investigate a topic using credible sources to present and support an informed argument.

Introduction

Persuasive
To convince the reader of the writer’s point of view on a specific topic.

Introduction

Personal Narrative
To share a significant personal experience or event in a way that conveys its impact on the writer.

Introduction

Cause and Effect
To explore why something happens (cause) and what results from it (effect).

Introduction

Descriptive
To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Introduction

Reflection
To reflect on personal experiences, thoughts, or feelings.

Introduction

Rubrics
Guide to scoring writing

BASIC WRITING RUBRIC

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English Language Arts – Essay Writing

Course Curriculum

Expository To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Introduction to Writing an Expository Essay

MLA Formatting

Planning

Prewriting

Organizing Your Topic

HITT Your Intro Paragraph

Writing TREE Body Paragraphs

RACC Your Concluding Paragraph

Rough Draft

Revision – Organization and Development

Revision: Voice, Vocab & Fluency

Revision: Conventions and Presentation

Rubric – Basic 6+1 Traits Expository

Specific, Measurable Expository Writing Rubric

Fictional Narrative To tell a story or describe an experience.

Analytical To break down a topic or text into parts for detailed examination.

Compare and Contrast To examine the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

Problem and Solution Purpose: To identify a problem and propose one or more solutions to it.

Introduction

Research To investigate a topic using credible sources to present and support an informed argument.

Introduction

Persuasive To convince the reader of the writer’s point of view on a specific topic.

Introduction

Personal Narrative To share a significant personal experience or event in a way that conveys its impact on the writer.

Introduction

Cause and Effect To explore why something happens (cause) and what results from it (effect).

Introduction

Descriptive To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Introduction

Reflection To reflect on personal experiences, thoughts, or feelings.

Introduction

Rubrics Guide to scoring writing

BASIC WRITING RUBRIC

Tags

Expository
To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Fictional Narrative
To tell a story or describe an experience.

Analytical
To break down a topic or text into parts for detailed examination.

Compare and Contrast
To examine the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

Problem and Solution
Purpose: To identify a problem and propose one or more solutions to it.

Research
To investigate a topic using credible sources to present and support an informed argument.

Persuasive
To convince the reader of the writer’s point of view on a specific topic.

Personal Narrative
To share a significant personal experience or event in a way that conveys its impact on the writer.

Cause and Effect
To explore why something happens (cause) and what results from it (effect).

Descriptive
To explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Reflection
To reflect on personal experiences, thoughts, or feelings.

Rubrics
Guide to scoring writing