Students give spoken subjective responses to literary texts in preparation for review writing. Students give complex spoken and written reviews that include book knowledge, critical orientation to events, character development and assessment of dominant messages and values. Recommendation is made on the basis of the above information. Teacher and students jointly, then students independently, construct reviews. To describe a particular living, non-living or natural phenomenon.
Students give more detailed descriptions of a range of things.
Teacher and students jointly, then students independently, construct and read more detailed descriptions. Focus on including technical language in descriptions. The Writing Process Unifies and clarifies the process, modes, and forms of writing that bring about quality written communication. Covers Descriptive, Narrative, Expository and Persuasive as well as the six traits scoring guides Information Report To classify and describe general classes of phenomena. Students research, listen to and give spoke information reports, often with the support of visual images.