Class Expectations:

Every student should come to class with a positive attitude and be ready to learn.  All work should be done neatly and completed on time. 

Supplies

1” binder
Dividers Pens for editing (eye catching color and legible)
Pencils (#2)
Markers or colored pencils (optional)
Loose leaf paper
Dry erase marker (optional)
Flash drive

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Your grade will be calculated as follows:

Class work/Homework:      30%
Tests/Quizzes:                  25%
Portfolio/Projects:             35%
Participation:                    10%

What to expect: writing for both real world and academic situations.

Students will be engaging in a writing workshop in which students will use all of the steps of the writing process including: prewriting, drafting, peer evaluating, revision, editing, and publishing. Students will continually add to their writing portfolios. The writing portfolio will include writing for multiple purposes and audiences and the revision of that writing.

Possible class assignments include:

• Expository, Persuasive, and Narrative pieces
• iMovie, blog, glog, and Comic Life Assignments 
• Letters to the Editor or other elected officials 
• Timed essays
• Creative Writing 
  
  

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