English Language Arts Grades 11-12 (2023)
Lesson Plans

Writing (11-12.W)

Students will learn to write for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences using appropriate grammar/conventions, syntax, and style.

Standard 11-12.W.3:

Write narrative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-structured event sequences, well-chosen details, and provide a resolution with closure.

• Balance Action in Your Writing with Thoughts and Emotions
  A story with all action and not enough reflection sounds childish and lacks depth. But a story that is all reflective thoughts and emotions can bore a reader and run the risk of not teling a story at all. Today?s mini move will help us think about the see-sawing effect of balancing actions with thoughts and emotions so that our story has the perfect amount of both!
• Create a Photo Journal in Google Docs
  Students learn to keep a photo journal using Google Docs.
• How to Paint a Picture with Details in Your Writing
  Often the difference between a drab, lifeless personal narrative and an engaging, lively one is the use of concrete details. In this video, we will learn about how concrete details help us take the guesswork out of reading our narrative while showing our unique voice and perspective.
• How to Write Complete Sentences & When to Break the Rule
  Writing complete sentences is harder than you might think, and it?s a fundamental writing skill that?s worthy of review. In this video, you?ll learn about what makes a complete sentence, tips for making sure your sentences are complete, and circumstances in which writers break this rule effectively.
• Mentor Text Greenlight: The Fourth State of Matter
  The Fourth State of Matter by Jo Ann Beard is a personal essay/history about a day in the author's life that changed her forever.
• Writers' Favorite Way to Start a Personal Essay
  Beginning any piece of writing is a challenge, but it is particularly harrowing to begin a personal essay. Many writers use the same strategy: a scene drop. In this video, we?ll look at three mentor texts in which writers use the strategy of dropping readers directly into the thick of the story with pairs of actions. It?s a no-fail way to engage your reader and kick off your personal statement.

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