MULVANE WRITING SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Sixth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Topic
Ideas
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Reading Short
Stories ; Quick
Write and First
Responses prior
to reading each
story (narr. and
exp.); Writing
after Reading;
Literature
Elements;
School-wide
Writing
Assignment
(exp.); Prompts
for 6 Traits
Literature
Responses (narr.) ;
Novel Units,
Variety of Written
Responses; Letter
to Parent (pers.);
Invitation (exp.);
Essay (narr.);
School-wide
Writing
Assignment (exp.);
Author/Story
Summaries (narr.);
Book cover project
(narr.);
Journal writing;
Essays (exp.); 5step process (all);
Personal
Narrative;
Descriptive Essay
(exp.) ; Formal
Essay (exp.);
Short
Comparison/
Contrast Essay
(novel vs. film)
(exp.); Formal
Research Paper
(purpose, source
cards, notes,
outline,
documentation
in rough draft,
works cited);
School-wide
Writing
Assignment –
Being a
Successful
Middle School
Student (exp);
State Writing
Assessment
(exp.); Short
Stories (plot,
characterization,
illustrations,
point of view)
(narr.); Figurative
Language Paper
Personal Narrative;
writing incident –
Choose an event
during the summer
and write a
narrative. Limit it to
one event; 5
paragraphs.
Research paper
-Your specific
subject; significant
change and impact
+ a specific
condition, feeling
or stand
= an effective
thesis statement.
I.
History of
character
A. What you
want your
reader to
know about
the subject's
background
B. What is
important
about
his/her past
that signaled
their
importance
to history.
II.
Significant
change your
person gave
to society
A. How the
subject's
past
influenced
them to
make the
change or
Research PaperPersuasive
contemporary
issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
Expository and
Persuasive
Essays and
constructed
responses on The
Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
Short Story Units
(in each literary
movement)
-Plot (conflict,
climax, resolution,
rising action, falling
action, subplots,
parallel episodes)
-Protagonist
-Antagonist
-Round Character
-Flat Character
-Static Character
-Dynamic
Character
-Setting
Analytical Essay
Responses on
Exams (5-7
paragraphs (narr.
and exp.);
Short Answer
Response on Test
(paragraph)
(narr. and exp.);
Formal
Comparison
Essay (Beowulf to
a modern hero
(exp.);
Nonfiction
(America Now
textbook)
Responses
(analysis of
structure/
content/
vocabulary
development);
Timed Writings
(responses,
comparisons,
critical reviews,
character
analysis,
thematic/motif
development)-mostly paired
with films at end
of units;
5-7 page MLA
Research Paper
Persuasive Essay
over Romeo and
Juliet
Research Paper You will be
preparing and
writing a research
paper that will focus
on a historical
event. This will be a
formal type of
writing where you
will research a topic,
take note cards on
that topic, write a
formal outline, and
then put that
information into a
typed paper.
You will include an
introduction, an
explanation of the
historical event, a
persuasion
discussion covering
Expository and
Persuasive Essays
and constructed
responses on The
Crucible
Org.
4-Square
Writing; Lab
Procedures
Text Types Project;
Map Directions
(tech.);
(pers.);
Summarizing;
Wildcat
Publishing
Project (exp.);
Character Sketch
from a novel
(narr.);
Ideas/Content
Activities (all);
the preventability or
inevitability of that
event, and a
conclusion.
5 paragraph
Essay (intro,
body,
Comparison and
Contrast – Pick two
characters from the
influence
history
B. What
prompted
the subject
to make the
change
C. How you
think this
change was
important at
the time or
was it?
III. How that
change
impacted
society
A. What you
want your
reader to
know about
the impact
B. How you
think society
has
benefited/
suffered as a
result of this
change.
C. What was
the change
to society?
-What do
you want the
reader to
know about
the change?
Comparison/
Contrast between
characters after
-Allusion
Persuasive Essays,
poetry and
constructed
responses in Poetry
Unit (in each
literary movement)
(pers.);
Quickwrites to
introduce unit
topics, themes,
motifs; Quote
Analysis Shakespeare
Nonfiction Unit (in
each literary
movement)
-Fact and Opinion
-Make
Inferences/Draw
Conclusions
-Text Features
-Author’s opinion
-Retell/ Paraphrase
-Author’s purpose
-Main ideas/
Supporting Details
Context clues
Short Story Units
(in each literary
movement)
Resumes (1st
year--advisory,
but I can help
(tech.); Writing
Directions
(tech.)
Paragraphs;
School-wide
Writing
Assignment;
Research Report
(exp.)
conclusion);
Paragraphs
(topic, support,
concluding
statement);
Short
Comparison/
Contrast Essay
(novel vs.
film)(exp.);
Formal Research
Paper (purpose,
source cards,
notes, outline,
documentation
in rough draft,
works cited);
School-wide
Writing
Assignment –
Being a
Successful
Middle School
Student (exp);
State Writing
Assessment
(exp.); Short
Stories (plot,
characterization,
illustrations,
point of view)
(narr.);
Character Sketch
from a novel
(narr.);
Paragraph
Development
(transitions,
unity, coherence,
organization);
short stories and
compare and
contrast them.
Persuasive Essay
over Romeo and
Juliet
Research Paper
our short story
unit.
Persuasive Paper –
5 paragraphs Pet
Peeve Essay
To Kill a
Mockingbird essay
was included on
the test. It was
persuasive and
analytical in
manner.
Technical Writing –
Brochure
-news story – story
will be written
about yourself in
3rd person. You will
introduce yourself
to me. Must
include the 5 w’s
-human interest
story: third person
family history story; you may use
interview style or a
third person
human interest
story
-graph, chart or list
about your self
-editorial – first
person and give
our opinion on any
issue
Research paper
-Plot (conflict,
climax, resolution,
rising action, falling
action, subplots,
parallel episodes)
Expository and
Persuasive Essays
and constructed
responses on The
Crucible
-Allusion
Nonfiction Unit (in
each literary
movement)
-Cause and Effect
-Compare and
Contrast
-Main ideas/
Supporting Details
Research PaperPersuasive
contemporary
issue (4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
reinforce and
make available
too); Each essay:
focus on
structure: make a
point, support
with details using
examples from
the work,
analysis of
information (NO
summarizations,
only critical
analysis;
interesting
introduction,
powerful
conclusions);
Prewriting-graphic
organizers-student decision
from a variety of
choices;
Nonfiction
(America Now
textbook)
responses (also
includes analysis
of
structure/conten
t/vocabulary
development); 57 page MLA
persuasive
research paper
Voice
School-wide
Writing
Assignment
Transitions;
Thesis Statement
School-wide
Writing
Assignment –
Being a
Successful
Middle School
Student (exp);
State Writing
Assessment
(exp.); Short
Stories (plot,
characterization,
illustrations,
point of view)
(narr.); Voice
Persuasive Essay
over Romeo and
Juliet
Technical Writing –
Brochure
Research paper
Research Paper
Satire on The
Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
-Mood
-Tone
-Irony
-Setting
-Theme
-Point of view
Expository and
Persuasive Essays
and constructed
responses on The
Crucible
-Allusion
Persuasive Essays,
poetry and
constructed
responses in Poetry
Unit (in each
literary movement)
-Simile
-Metaphor
-Analogy
-Hyperbole
-Onomatopoeia
-Personification
Idioms
-Imagery
-Symbolism
-Allusion
Research PaperPersuasive
contemporary
issue (4-5 pages)
Nonfiction
(America Now
textbook)
responses (also
includes analysis
of
structure/conten
t/vocabulary
development)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
Word Ch.
School-wide
Writing
Assignment
Greek Prefixes
and Suffixes;
School-wide
Writing
Assignment –
Being a
Successful Middle
School Student
(exp); State
Writing
Assessment
(exp.); Short
Stories (plot,
characterization,
illustrations,
point of view)
(narr.); Character
Sketch from a
novel (narr.);
Word Choice
Activities;
Persuasive Essay over
Romeo and Juliet
Technical Writing –
Brochure
Research Paper
Research paper
Satire on The
Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
-Mood
-Tone
-Irony
-Setting
-Theme
-Point of view
Expository and
Persuasive Essays
and constructed
responses on The
Crucible
-Allusion
Persuasive Essays,
poetry and
constructed
responses in Poetry
Unit (in each literary
movement)
-Simile
-Metaphor
-Analogy
-Hyperbole
-Onomatopoeia
-Personification
Idioms
-Imagery
-Symbolism
-Allusion
Research PaperPersuasive
contemporary issue
Nonfiction
(America Now
textbook)
responses (also
includes
analysis of
structure/cont
ent/vocabulary
development)
Sent. Fluen. Complete
Sentences
Conven.
Complete
Sentences;
School-wide
Writing
Assignment
Daily Oral
Language
Activities;
Parts of Speech;
Capitals; Spelling;
Punctuation;
Parts of Speech ;
School-wide
Writing
Assignment
School-wide
Writing
Assignment –
Being a
Successful Middle
School Student
(exp); State
Writing
Assessment
(exp.); Short
Stories (plot,
characterization,
illustrations,
point of view)
(narr.); Sentence
Variety/Fluency;
Persuasive Essay over
Romeo and Juliet
Technical Writing –
Brochure
Research Paper
Research paper
School-wide
Writing
Assignment –
Being a
Successful Middle
School Student
(exp); State
Writing
Assessment
(exp.); Short
Stories (plot,
characterization,
illustrations,
point of view)
(narr.);
Grammar/
Punctuation;
Persuasive Essay over
Romeo and Juliet
Technical Writing –
Brochure
Research Paper
Research paper
(4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
Satire on The
Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
Expository and
Persuasive Essays
and constructed
responses on The
Crucible
-Allusion
Research PaperPersuasive
contemporary issue
(4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
Satire on The
Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
Expository and
Persuasive Essays
and constructed
responses on The
Crucible
-Allusion
Research PaperPersuasive
contemporary issue
(4-5 pages)
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Technical
Grammatical
focus: comma
usage,
active/passive
voice,
deadwood/wor
diness,
proofreading
errors, stronger
structure and
argument
development.