Writing workshop -Grade 6

Writing Workshop GR 6 provides an integrated and sequential approach to the introduction and reinforcement of word study skills, grammar, and composition skills. The course specifically addresses grammar, usage, and syntax of standard written English. In coordination with the 6th grade Language Arts curriculum, the course addresses the five writing standards identified in research as integral to developmental growth in the complexity of knowledge, skills, and strategies to be expected for college readiness: (1) rhetorical analysis and planning; (2) generating content; (3) drafting; (4) evaluating and revising texts; and (5) editing to present technically-sound texts. These fundamental skills in written communication are developed incrementally in middle school and further refined in high school courses.