Focus on character development and development of critical literacy in respect of values and attitudes incorporated in the text. To record events and respond to them in a personal way. Observation does not have a sequence of events. Students and teachers focus on recount and narrative rather than observation. Literary Description To describe, in literary terms, natural, physical, cultural and individual phenomena.
Students give more detailed descriptions of a range of settings, people, etc.
Students jointly and then independently construct and read detailed 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 Personal Response To summarize and respond personally to a text. 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.