ENG71: English Writing Workshop Grade 7

In this course, students will learn how to make their writing more effective. Students will learn how to analyze their writing to make sure key components are present and clear. These components will be made clear to them through numerous exercises they will complete throughout the course. By the end of the course, students will understand the sequence of events, settings, parts of a fiction story, spatial organization, comparing objects, comparing characters, explanatory writing, and more.


Introduction

Lesson 1 The Writing Process 
Lesson 2 Audience 
Lesson 3 Main Ideas and Details
Lesson 4 Staying on Topic 
Lesson 5 Write a Paragraph
Lesson 6 Active Voice 
Chapter 1 Writing a Story
Lesson 1 Sensory Details 
Lesson 2 Describing Objects 
Lesson 3 The Writing Process: Descriptive Writing
Lesson 4 Personal Narrative
Lesson 5 Sequence of Events26
Lesson 6 The Writing Process: Personal Narrative
Lesson 7 Parts of a Fiction Story
Lesson 8 Setting 
Lesson 9 Characters 
Lesson 10 Dialogue
Lesson 11 Point of View44
Lesson 12 Story Ideas
Lesson 13 The Writing Process: Story


Writing to Inform

Lesson 1 Spatial Organization
Lesson 2 Comparing Objects
Lesson 3 Comparing Characters 
Lesson 4 Cause-and-Effect Organization 
Lesson 5 Report an Event
Lesson 6 Explanatory Writing
Lesson 7 Directions 
Lesson 8 The Writing Process: How-to Instructions 
Lesson 9 Informational Writing 
Lesson 10 Reliable Sources
Lesson 11 Quoting and Paraphrasing
Lesson 12 Taking Notes 
Lesson 13 Using an Outline 
Lesson 14 Citing Sources 
Lesson 15 Works Cited 
Lesson 16 Graphics and Visual Aids
Lesson 17 The Writing Process: Informational Writing 



Writing an Argument

Lesson 1 Persuasive Writing
Lesson 2 Facts and Opinions 
Lesson 3 Emotional Appeals 
Lesson 4 Advertising 
Lesson 5 Facts, Opinions, and Bias
Lesson 6 Letter of Complaint 
Lesson 7 Identifying and Making a Claim
Lesson 8 Writing About Literature
Lesson 9 Writing About Problems and Solutions
Lesson 10 Order of Importance 
Lesson 11 The Writing Process: Persuasive Article