Plaza Curriculum Support: ELA
Quarter 4
Topic: Narrative Writing
Learning
Goal(s):
Key Concepts:
Scored Item
The student will:
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or
events using effective technique, relevant descriptive
details, and well-structured event sequences.
The student will:
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and
introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event
sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and
description, to develop experiences, events, and/or
characters.
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to
convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or
setting to another.
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details,
and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated
experiences or events.
Final multi-paragraph narrative paper, scored using a rubric that
incorporates the five concepts listed below.
Plaza Curriculum Support: ELA
Quarter 4
Topic: Writing Workshop
Learning
Goal(s):
Key Concepts:
Scored Item
The student will:
Write guided and choice notebook entries independently
over extended and shorter time frames.
The student will:
Choose appropriate topics.
Distinguish between specific writing tasks and genres.
Develop a writer’s approach when meeting in writing
groups.
Persevere when writing becomes difficult.
Individual conferences with students during Writing Workshop
time.
Topic: Writing Process
Learning
Goal(s):
Key Concepts:
Scored Item
The student will:
Plan, draft, revise, and edit a piece of writing utilizing
guidance from peers and adults.
The student will:
Choose an appropriate prewriting strategy to plan a story.
Draft a story in one sitting.
Collaborate with peers to develop revising strategies for
their stories.
Thoroughly edit his or her paper for capitalization,
grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Give feedback to peers on revising and editing of their
papers.
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