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Power Writing Syllabus
Power Writing Syllabus
Power Writing Syllabus
27900 Rockwood
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
mwoods@scslakeview-k12.com
(586)445-4130 ext.2655
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Each student will need to bring to class every day, three sharpened pencils with good erasers
and a two pocket paper folder with fasteners, just for our power writing class.
Students must also be able and willing to follow our classroom expectations.
Power Writing Classroom STARR Expectations
Safety
Remain seated; when you get up push in your chair.
Walk carefully.
Give people their personal space.
Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
Pay attention to your own equipment and leave other peoples equipment alone.
Use classroom tools with care and caution; as if they are your own.
Bring three sharpened pencils with good erasers and your folder to class.
Correctly log off your computer and push in your chair before you leave.
Correctly put equipment away when you are done with it.
that I am available to meet, in my room, right after school or before school starts, from 7:30
to 8:00 am. Also, I respond quickly to my email messages at mwoods@scslakeview-k12.com
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me either by phone or by email. Also, I
am currently revising my weebly site, welcometothewoods.weebly.com, to include classroom
information you may find helpful.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Woods
Power Writing Teacher
Following are the Michigan Standards and Benchmarks we will be working with in our class.
Language Arts
Writing Genre
W.GN.06.02 write a personal, persuasive, or comparative essay that includes organizational
patterns supporting key ideas.
Writing Process
W.PR.06.01 set a purpose, consider audience, and replicate authors styles and patterns
when writing a narrative or informational piece.
W.PR.06.02 apply a variety of pre-writing strategies for both narrative (e.g., graphic
organizers designed to develop a plot that includes major and minor characters, builds
climax, and uses dialogue to enhance a theme) and informational writing (e.g., problem/
solution or sequence).
W.PR.06.03 revise drafts for clarity, coherence, and consistency in content, voice, and
genre characteristics with audience and purpose in mind.
W.PR.06.04 draft focused ideas for a specic purpose using multiple paragraphs, sentence
variety, and voice to meet the needs of an audience (e.g., word choice, level of formality, and
use of example) when writing compositions.
W.PR.06.05 proofread and edit writing using grade-level checklists and other appropriate
resources both individually and in groups.
Personal Style
W.PS.06.01 exhibit personal style and voice to enhance the written message in both narrative
(e.g., personication, humor, element of surprise) and informational writing
(e.g., emotional appeal, strong opinion, credible support).