Course Details

This course introduces elementary students to longer forms of writing. It prepares students for essay writing by engaging them in the process of writing various types paragraphs such as expository, persuasive, and narrative. The culminating activity of the course is writing a five paragraph narrative essay.

Course contents:

• Unit 1 – Fact or Opinion, Comparing and Contrasting : By the end of unit 1, students will be able to explain the difference between a fact and an opinion, and they will compare and contrast items using facts.
• Unit 2 – Excellent Expository : By the end of the second unit, students will be able to write an expository paragraph.
• Unit 3 – Persuasive Paragraph : By the end of unit 3, students will be able to write a persuasive paragraph.
• Unit 4 – Verb Tense : By the end of the fourth unit, students will be able to identify and write verbs in their proper tenses. Students will also write using stronger, more specific verbs.
• Unit 5 –  Adverbs : By the end of the fifth week, students will be able to identify and use adverbs in sentences and paragraphs.
• Unit 6 – Setting, Character, and Plot : By the end of unit 6, students will be able identify setting, character, and plot in a narrative.
• Unit 7 – The Narrative Essay : By the end of unit 7, students will be able write a narrative essay.
• Unit 8 – Put It All Together : By the end of the eighth unit, students will write a five paragraph essay.