Writing


 * Writing**

The sixth grade writing curriculum will focus on the writer's workshop method. We will study three types of writing, narrative/memoir, expository/research writing, and poetry.

Trimester 1 will focus on narrative writing and memoirs.

//Students will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.//


 * Self selected topic** – Select and develop a narrative from a selection from your composition book daily writing.
 * Senior Essay** – A memoir about a relationship with an older friend or grandparent. Essays are submitted to the Shorewood Senior Center as part of a statewide contest.
 * River Connection** – A cross-curricular science-writing topic connected to the Populations and Ecosystems science unit and two field trips to the Milwaukee River.

**Freak the Mighty**

**Video Link** [|The Mighty Part 9]

Eulogy Examples Billy Crystal Eulogy for Mohammad Ali media type="youtube" key="bOKCoctNk9A" width="560" height="315" President Bill Clinton media type="youtube" key="feGjy5bKMb0" width="560" height="315"

Trimester 2*

//Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.//

//Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.//

Social studies topic to be determined

Research Paper – Organism research paper.

Review and revise Senior Essay and submit to contest.

Trimester 3 //Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.//

//Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.// Persuasive essay Persuasive letter

Poetry
 * Poetry book**

//Write poetry to express feelings, sensory images, ideas, or stories.//

//Additionally, students will write literary essays each trimester based upon their independent reading books.//