English: Writing
Ages 13-14
Writing
AIMS: write accurately, fluently, effectively and at length for pleasure and information, plan, draft, edit and proof-read
Month 1 -2
atWTarget: note-taking
1. Watch the video about note-taking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhRf3U50lM
2. Watch any video from the Ted Ed playlist and take notes as you watch
https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation
3. Share your notes with someone
1. Watch the video about note-taking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhRf3U50lM
2. Watch any video from the Ted Ed playlist and take notes as you watch
https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation
3. Share your notes with someone
Month 3-4
Target: Scripts and Speeches
1.Watch Ms. Julie Manley teach a lesson on persuasive speeches. Watch the brainstorming video about speeches.
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/writing-scripts-and-speeches
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/brainstorm-persuasive-speeches
2. Think of a topic you truly care about and begin writing your own speech.
3. Present it to someone you know.
1.Watch Ms. Julie Manley teach a lesson on persuasive speeches. Watch the brainstorming video about speeches.
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/writing-scripts-and-speeches
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/brainstorm-persuasive-speeches
2. Think of a topic you truly care about and begin writing your own speech.
3. Present it to someone you know.
Month 5-6
Target: Arguments
1.What is an argument? Watch this video.
2.Think of an issue or topic that is important to you. Read articles that others have written about the same topic.
3. Visit this website and choose three argumentative writing prompts to write about.
1.What is an argument? Watch this video.
2.Think of an issue or topic that is important to you. Read articles that others have written about the same topic.
3. Visit this website and choose three argumentative writing prompts to write about.
Month 7-8
1.Watch the videos and write an informal or formal letter
2.Click here and find ways to organize your letter.
2.Click here and find ways to organize your letter.
Month 9-10
Target: On-Going Vocabulary
http://www.bigiqkids.com/SpellingVocabulary/Lessons/wordlistVocabularySeventhGrade.shtml
(this list of vocabulary words can be used all year )
Throughout these two months follow the instructions on the Vocabulary Website and follow the lessons .There are 40 lessons do one lesson per available day over the two months.
Month 11-12
Target: Grammar
Visit this website:
http://www.helpteaching.com/questions/Grammar/Grade_7
1.Practice your grammar with these tests.
2. Find other lessons that are of interests.
Visit this website:
http://www.helpteaching.com/questions/Grammar/Grade_7
1.Practice your grammar with these tests.
2. Find other lessons that are of interests.
