Huaxia's English writing class is taught at both a middle school and a high school level. Learn more about the teacher, Cindy Deal. Classes will focus on elements of good writing and proper English conventions and grammar. Homework is usually assigned in the form of a short essay or story, though there may be special requirements. Peer review and feedback between classmates is expected to be given and recieved.
Middle School English Writing for 2019-2020
Week # Date Topic/Skills
Fall 1 Note Making and Outlines
2 Introduction and Conclusion for a paper
3 Note Making for Fiction
4 Writing From Notes, -ly adverbs
5 Summarizing Current Events Articles (Economist)
6 In class timed essay and group discussion
7 Retelling Narrative Stories, Introduction and Conclusion
8 Character Sketches
9 Retelling Narrative Stories, Psychology of Characters
10 No School- Thanksgiving Weekend?
11 Summarizing Current Events Articles (Economist)
12 Summarizing a Reference, Compare and Contrast
13 Continue Compare and Contrast
14 No School- Christmas and New Years?
15 No School- Christmas and New Years?
16 Summarizing Multiple References, in class timed essay
17 Writing from Pictures
18 Writing from Pictures
Week # Date Topic/Skills Assignment
Spring 1 Journals and Letters- Personal Journals
2 Inventive Writing (using a prompt)
3 Inventive Writing
4 Inventive Writing
5 Formal Essay Models, quality adjectives
6 Formal Essay Models (using a prompt)
7 Formal Essay Models
8 Writing from Notes, five-senses words
9 Writing from Notes, similes, in class timed essay
10 No School- Spring Break?
11 Writing from Notes, who-which clause
12 Writing from Notes, because clause
13 Formal Essay Models- Persuasive (using a prompt)
14 Formal Essay Models- Persuasive
15 Formal Essay Models, in class timed essay
16 Formal Critique (book reports or basic literary analysis)
17 Research Report
Middle School English Writing for 2019-2020
Fall
| Week | Date | Topic/Skills |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Note-taking and Outlines | |
| 2 | Introductions and Conclusions for Essays | |
| 3 | Note-taking for Fiction | |
| 4 | Writing from Notes, Adverbs | |
| 5 | Summarizing Current Event Articles (Economist) | |
| 6 | In-class Timed Essay and Group Discussion | |
| 7 | Retelling Narrative Stories, Introduction and Conclusion | |
| 8 | Character Sketches | |
| 9 | Retelling Narrative Stories, Psychology of Characters | |
| 10 | No School - Thanksgiving | |
| 11 | Summarizing Current Events Articles (Economist) | |
| 12 | Summarizing a Reference, Compare and Contrast | |
| 13 | Continue Compare and Contrast | |
| 14 | No School - Christmas | |
| 15 | No School - New Years | |
| 16 | Summarizing Multiple References, In-class Timed Essay | |
| 17 | Writing from Pictures | |
| 18 | Writing from Pictures | |
Week # Date Topic/Skills
Fall 1 Note Making and Outlines
2 Introduction and Conclusion for a paper
3 Note Making for Fiction
4 Writing From Notes, -ly adverbs
5 Summarizing Current Events Articles (Economist)
6 In class timed essay and group discussion
7 Retelling Narrative Stories, Introduction and Conclusion
8 Character Sketches
9 Retelling Narrative Stories, Psychology of Characters
10 No School- Thanksgiving Weekend?
11 Summarizing Current Events Articles (Economist)
12 Summarizing a Reference, Compare and Contrast
13 Continue Compare and Contrast
14 No School- Christmas and New Years?
15 No School- Christmas and New Years?
16 Summarizing Multiple References, in class timed essay
17 Writing from Pictures
18 Writing from Pictures
Week # Date Topic/Skills Assignment
Spring 1 Journals and Letters- Personal Journals
2 Inventive Writing (using a prompt)
3 Inventive Writing
4 Inventive Writing
5 Formal Essay Models, quality adjectives
6 Formal Essay Models (using a prompt)
7 Formal Essay Models
8 Writing from Notes, five-senses words
9 Writing from Notes, similes, in class timed essay
10 No School- Spring Break?
11 Writing from Notes, who-which clause
12 Writing from Notes, because clause
13 Formal Essay Models- Persuasive (using a prompt)
14 Formal Essay Models- Persuasive
15 Formal Essay Models, in class timed essay
16 Formal Critique (book reports or basic literary analysis)
17 Research Report