This unit teaches how to write a non text based expository essay with step-by-step writing skills using the writing process: pre-writing, drafting, editing, proofreading and publishing which is "fertilized" with the six traits of Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Voice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions in meaningful and practical activities designed to make better writers.
The curriculum is a 12 week course covered in a 170 page book with accompanying powerpoints. It's jam-packed with activi