Enduring Understandings


  • Writing voice as it is conveyed through style.
  • The application, purpose, function, and execution of three major genres of writing: poetry, drama, short story
  • The purposeful use of life experiences as foundations for the construction of original texts.
  • The use of existing texts as models for the production of original texts.

Content Topics

 

Unit 1

Memoir

 

Unit 2

Poetry

 

Unit 3

Dialog and Drama

 

Unit 4

Short Story

 

Unit 5

Portfolio