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Writing is communicating thoughts and feelings through the print medium. Writing is a powerful instrument of communication that allows the writer to grow personally and effect a change in the world (ELA curriculum).
 Click on the foundational objectives to jump down the page. Each learning objective is listed under the corresponding foundational objective.
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Foundational Objectives |
Learning Objectives Recognize writing as a constructive and recursive process
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Recognize writing as a process of constructing meaning for self and others
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Two - Family Interview
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson One - On My Own
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Social Criticism, Lesson Two - In My Shoes
Causes and Crusades, Lesson One - Problems in the World
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
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Use what is known as the writing process
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Four - Life Experiences and Identity
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Causes and Crusades, Lesson One - Problems in the World
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
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use appropriate pre-writing and planning strategies
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Five - Learning from Our Decisions
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear, Lesson Two - Our Doubts and Fears
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Causes and Crusades, Lesson One - Problems in the World
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- develop ideas previously explored into draft form
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Social Criticism, Lesson Three - The Moral of the Story
Causes and Crusades, Lesson One - Problems in the World
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- revise and polish compositions
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Causes and Crusades, Lesson One - Problems in the World
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- share, present, or publish compositions
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Social Criticism, Lesson Three - The Moral of the Story
Causes and Crusades, Lesson One - Problems in the World
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
Practise the behaviours of effective writers
- Write introductions that engage interest, focus the thoughts of the readers, and establish the mood and tone of compositions
Human Qualities and Ideals, Lesson Three - And the Award Goes to . .
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Develop compositions with explicit thesis statements
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Use a variety of methods of development and, when appropriate, incorporate research material smoothly and effectively into compositions
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Demonstrate the ability to trace a coherent thought pattern to a suitable conclusion
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Two - Family Interview
Human Qualities and Ideals, Lesson One - Admirable Qualities
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson Four - Balancing Act
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Social Criticism, Lesson Two - In My Shoes
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One -Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Write conclusions appropriate to the overall intent
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Analyze and evaluate their own and others' writing for ideas, organization, sentence clarity, word choice, and mechanics (i.e., capitalization, punctuation, and spelling)
Human Relationships, Lesson One - Actions Speak Louder
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson Three - Much Obliged
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Prepare final copy using appropriate conventions of publication (e.g., title page, references, bibliography)
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Assess compositions for unity, coherence, and emphasis
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Confer with peers and teachers
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Two - Family Interview
In Search of Self, Final Activity - Personal Essay
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson Three - Much Obliged
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
Write fluently and confidently for a variety of purposes and audiences
- Write to reflect, clarify, and explore ideas
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Two - Family Interview
Human Relationships, Lesson One - Actions Speak Louder
Human Relationships, Lesson Six - No Turning Back
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - From the Start
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act I
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act II
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act III
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson One - On My Own
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson Two - The 'Right' Way
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson Two - Feeling Powerless
Social Criticism, Lesson Four - Time for a Change
Causes and Crusades, Lesson Two - Selfishness vs. Selflessness
- Write to express understanding
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Three - Judgment of Others
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear, Lesson One - Meaning of Happiness
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear, Lesson Two - Our Doubts and Fears
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act I
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act II
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act III
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act V
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson One - On My Own
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson Two - The 'Right' Way
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson Three - Much Obliged
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson Two - Feeling Powerless
- Write to describe, narrate, inform, and persuade
Human Relationships, Lesson Five - What's Love Got to do with It?
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act I
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act III
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act V
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Social Criticism, Lesson Three - The Moral of the Story
- Write to express self
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Four - Life Experiences and Identity
Human Qualities and Ideals, Lesson Four - Ignoble Deeds
Human Relationships, Lesson One - Actions Speak Louder
Human Relationships, Lesson Four - The Pressure's On
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear, Lesson Three - Tragedy and Loss
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act I
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act III
Individual & Social Responsibility, Lesson One - On My Own
Truth and Justice, Lesson Two - Right vs. Wrong
Causes and Crusades, Lesson Two - Selfishness vs. Selflessness
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson Five - LOF: Creating Order
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson Seven - LOF: Losing Power, Gaining Power
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson Nine - LOF: Civilization is Lost
- Write to create and entertain
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Five - Learning from Our Decisions
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act I
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act V
Causes and Crusades, Lesson Two - Selfishness vs. Selflessness
- Write a paraphrase and précis of a passage read
Social Criticism, Lesson Two - In My Shoes
- Write a review evaluating a poem, essay, short story, play, or film/video
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear, Lesson Two - Our Doubts and Fears
- Experiment with various forms of writing such as a poem, play, short story, chapter of a novel, parody, satire, agenda and minutes of a meeting, or a diary entry
Identity and Sense of Self, Lesson Four - Life Experiences and Identity
Causes and Crusades, Lesson Two - Selfishness vs. Selflessness
- Write and document a convincing argument using logical thought and persuasive language
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear, Lesson Two - Our Doubts and Fears
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear - Hamlet - Act IV
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
Ambition, Power & the Common Good, Lesson One - Something for Others
- Write and document a convincing analysis of a literary work
Joy & Inspiration / Doubt & Fear, Lesson Two - Our Doubts and Fears
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Write and document a short formal research essay
Social Experience, Final Activity - Formal Essay
- Produce an updated résumé and covering letter
Individual and Social Responsibility, Lesson Five - Earning Your Keep
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