August+Week+1+Standards+and+Benchmarks

Standards and Benchmarks Addressed:

 * ** Student understands that good writing exhibits certain traits and attributes. **
 * Writes from experience and knowledge.
 * Begins to present original ideas.
 * Attempts to develop one clear main idea.
 * Uses three major details for support.
 * Stays on topic.
 * ===Student understands that writing is a creative process. ===
 * Collect Ideas / Brainstorm – What am I going to write about? (Writer’s notebook)
 * Purpose – Why am I writing? (To inform, entertain, persuade, etc.)
 * Audience – Who am I writing for? (Myself, my teacher, a general audience, etc.)
 * Form – How am I going to present my ideas? (narrative, letter, report, advertisement, poem, etc.)
 * Organize – Where do I begin and where am I going? (chronological, factual presentation, uses a variety of methods to organize – graphic organizers, outlines, drawing, etc.)
 * === Student writes in a variety of genres. ===
 * Small Moment Writing -- Personal Narratives
 * Chooses a narrow main topic chosen from personal experience or knowledge.
 * Presents a logical sequence of events with a clear beginning, middle and end.
 * Develops topic with explicit details.
 * Gives piece an appropriate and interesting title