INTENSIVE ENGLISH LITERACY WRITING
(IE Pre-Secondary 11-year-old-Secondary)
ESSENTIAL UNIT 24 (E24)
(Grammar)
(July 2014)
Unit Statement: In this unit the student will demonstrate command of the conventions,
usage and mechanics of Standard English grammar when writing or speaking and
demonstration. This unit will run simultaneously with the other units. This unit will lean
heavily on the writing modes such as narrative, expository, persuasive, and research for the
level of mastery.
This unit is designed to be engaged by the student throughout the whole year. The unit
will be considered a 1 or 2 periods per week class that can be spread over five days in
mini lessons. One period per week should be entered into the PBE program.
Essential Outcomes: (must be assessed for mastery)
1. The Student Will illustrate the use of the mechanics of writing (punctuation and
capitalization)
2. TSW illustrate rules of grammar usage. (basic sentence parts, nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, phrases, clauses, conjunctions, interjections,
and effective sentences)
3. TSW reflect on grammar usage within the modes of writing.
Practiced/ Ongoing Skills:
1. The Student Will engage technology, including the internet, to produce and publish
writing and to interact and collaborate with others, such as peer editing and
conferencing, within one or more essays.
2. TSW write routinely over extended time frames for a range of discipline-specific
task, purposes and audiences.
3. TSW use a thesaurus, dictionary or other source to improve personal vocabulary
during the editing portion of The Writing Process.
4. TSW identify and correct any spelling errors discovered during the proofreading
portion of The Writing Process.
Suggested Professional Materials for Teachers: (provided by school)
Writing Coach by Prentice Hall
Grammar TE and SE pg. 293-629
applying rules of, 27
checkers, comper, 43, 286, 288
checking, 42, 43, 44, 82-83
finding and fixing errors, 272-292
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Suggested Student Materials: (provided by school)
Writing Coach Student Edition by Prentice Hall
Grammar TE and SE pg. 293-629
applying rules of, 27
checkers, comper, 43, 286, 288
checking, 42, 43, 44, 82-83
finding and fixing errors, 272-292
Additional Resources: (may not be provided by school)
6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide Grades 3 and Up (for teachers) by Culham, Ruth.
Write Trait Student Trait book and Teacher edition by Vickie Spandle
Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing Middle School
Series Bundle, Grades 6-8 (http://www.heinemann.com/products/E05375.aspx)
Writing Workshop by Fletcher, Ralph and Portalupi, JoAnn
A Fresh Approach to Teaching Punctuation by Janet Anelillo
The Everyday Writer by Anderson, Jeff
Reviving the Essay: How to Teach Structure Without Formula Bernabei, Gretchen.
Write Source materials from previous series.
Everyday Editing by Anderson, Jeff
Technology Links:
Destiny Webpath Express (found in school library)
Use this search engine to find age-appropriate websites that align with your unit. This website
is on the Library Destiny Catalog.
Online Writing Coach
www.successnetplus.com
It is highly recommend that you explore the Online Writing Coach. It is full of lesson plans,
graphic organizers, assessments, interactive student grammar exercises, interactive writing
center, the Writing Coach e-textbook and more. The website keeps track of students' online
activities and grades, and more. Automated paragraph and essay grading requires that
students engage specific writing prompts.
Owl Purdue Writing Center
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Suggested Assessment Tools and Strategies:
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4.
Find it and Fix it section of the Writing Coach (T272- T292)
Pre-assessment and Post assessment of each skill.
Use all conventions in writing process.
Students can edit pieces of writing from teacher or other students for assessment of skills.
Attached Rubric or teacher generated rubric that assesses ALL essential outcomes (TSWs).
RUBRIC FOUND ON FOLLOWING PAGE………………………
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IE LITERACY PS Writing Suggested E24 Evaluation Rubric
Student name:_________________________ Date:_______________________
• To receive a ‘B’ in the unit a student must demonstrate mastery of all TSWs
• To receive an ‘A’ in the unit a student must demonstrate ‘A’ level mastery on at least 2 of the 3
identified TSWs.
Note: teachers may choose to use their own rubrics, however all TSWs must be assessed.
TSW
‘A’ LEVEL
‘B’ LEVEL
1. Identify and apply
mechanics of
writing
(punctuation
and
capitalization)
Usage of correct
grammar in student’s
writing throughout
essential units during
the year.
Basic identification
of punctuation and
capitalization.
2. Illustrate rules of
grammar usage.
Usage of correct
grammar in student’s
writing throughout
essential units during
the year.
Basic identification
of types of grammar.
3. Reflect on
grammar usage
within the modes
of writing.
Reflection on grammar
and mechanics in
student’s writing
throughout the year.
Basic reflection of
grammar and
mechanics
understanding.
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‘P’- Notes