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Wordsmith Scope and Sequence

From Wordsmith Apprentice by Janie B. Cheaney
1995, Common Sense Press; 2nd ed. 2003. Used by permission.

 

Your student joins the "staff" of an unnamed newspaper. The "editor" provides instruction on fundamentals of writing according to the following outline:

PART ONE: Nouns, Verbs and Basic Sentence Structure
Writing projects include:

Application for employment
"For Sale" ads
"Help Wanted" ads
Haiku poetry
Sports (action verb) poetry
Captions
Invitations
Thank-you notes
Headlines
"Imagination Stretchers"

PART TWO: Modifiers and More Complex Sentences
Writing projects include:

Word games and puzzles
Display advertising
Expanded captions
Editing
Travel writing
Book reviews
"Imagination Stretchers"

PART THREE: Organizing and Reporting
Writing projects include:

Recipes
Household hints
Program synopses
News briefs
Comics (dialogue)
Sports stories
News articles
Editorials
"Imagination Stretchers"

 

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