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Welcome to Robinwood Elementary's fifth and sixth grade writer's workshop! While here, students will grow as writers as they participate in an authentic environment that provides for opportunities every day to work through the writing process, receive individualized feedback, and transform themselves into life-long writers. This year we will be implementing the writer’s workshop curriculum, //Being a Writer.// This, along with grammar in context lessons, will give students the tools they need to develop their written skills, as well as many other types of communication.

This website will provide students and families with some necessary resources to help support the writing process in school and continue the writing process outside of the classroom. Please feel free to contact me with any any questions or comments at Maureen.Szychlinski@franklin.k12.wi.us ... Happy Writing!

**(FOR DAILY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS FOR FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE, CLICK HERE.)**


 * Quarter One:**
 * Creating a Writer's Workshop & The Writing Process**

During first quarter, fifth and sixth grade students will be introduced to and develop skills they need to become authentic writers in a workshop setting. This structure, which will also be mirrored in reader's workshop, consists of a whole-group mini lesson that will introduce the learning target and skill or technique of the day, individual writing and conferencing time, as well as whole-group sharing time at the end. This quarter students will learn the value of the writing process while building their writing stamina through a variety of creative fiction and non-fiction texts. In addition, students will be introduced to the priority word list of "no excuse" spelling words and begin studying word parts and homophones as a way to refine their spelling during the editing stages.


 * Quarter Two:**
 * Fifth Grade: Personal Narrative & Poetry**
 * Sixth Grade: Personal Narrative**

In second quarter, fifth and sixth grade students will take their first genre study through the writing process during workshop time. When studying personal narratives, writers will learn to develop strong opening sentences, use precise and figurative language to add fluency and description, and use a variety of revising and editing techniques to allow their personal stories to shine through. Fifth grade students will also participate in a poetry genre study, during which they will take a variety of poems through the writing process, focusing on fluency and word choice to create strong visualizations for the reader.


 * Quarter Three:**


 * Fifth & Sixth Grade: Persuasive Nonfiction**

Third quarter will begin an in-depth look at nonfiction genres in our writer's workshop. Fifth and sixth graders will begin with persuasive nonfiction, which will focus on engaging an authentic audience for a specific an real purpose. We will also investigate different persuasive techniques to strengthen our arguments.


 * Quarter Four:**
 * Fifth & Sixth Grade: Expository Nonfiction**

Fourth quarter will finish the year using the workshop format to study the remaining genre of writing. Fifth and sixth grade writers will participate in a variety of research activities, focusing on the proper use of sources to support personal statements and ideas.