Writing Strands, Intermediate 2

Students will learn to establish a clear voice in writing, create valid effective arguments, understand how authors make readers feel emotion, and communicate clearly through fiction narratives and business writing. Topics addressed in this one-year course include: Identifying and creating attitudes in narrative voice Recognizing the points of an argument and writing a successful argument Developing a narrative voice for fiction writing Punctuating dialogue and creating speech patterns for characters Organizing a description by seeing objects as groups of parts Writing concise, insightful business letters. A suggested schedule is provided, as well as worksheets that are three-hole punched and perforated, and the addition of a reading and literature component helps students look more deeply into the Bible and other books they select.