Writing
Lucy Calkins - Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing
The sequence of fifth grade units introduces the learning objectives called for in the sixth-grade Common Core Standards: how to conduct research using primary sources, how to write narratives that are reflective and theme-based, and how to write argument essays that use counterargument to clarify a position. |
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (LITERARY TERMS)
NARRATIVE
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INFORMATIONAL
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What is informational writing? |
Choosing a topic |
Making a plan (outline) |
Writing an introduction |
Writing a draft |
Writing a closing |
Making a Table of Contents |
Making a Glossary |
OPINION
ARGUMENTATIVE
MEMOIR