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Elementary Writing with Structure
By Melissa Williamson

Unit 1: Informational Writing
Week 1: Writing Basics

Objective: Help students discover joy in writing by giving them the building blocks for writing

Day 1

A. Read a piece of non-fiction material in a traditionally written format. Allow your student to choose a non-fiction topic which interests them. Avoid choosing a book with a lot of charts and graphs. Some suggestions might be:

1. Biography
2. History book
3. Magazine or newspaper article
4. Encyclopedia entries
5. Scientific topic

B. Complete Part I of the writing unit outline after reading the assigned literature.

Day 2

Choose a journal prompt and write one to five sentences in response.

Day 3

A. Allow student to choose a topic for their non-fiction assignment. Encourage them toward subjects which are of interest. Choose three locations to research. Try to limit the Internet as only one source for research and look into other areas like books or articles.

B. Complete Part II of writing unit outline while reading for research.

Day 4

Choose a journal prompt and write 1-5 sentences in response.

Course Outline for Our Homeschool Course Elementary Writing with Structure:

• Unit One (Weeks 1-4) – Informational Writing (Non-Fiction)
• Unit Two (Weeks 5-8) – Contemporary Stories (Fiction)
• Unit Three (Weeks 9-12) – Writing Letters (Non-Fiction)
• Unit Four (Weeks 13-16) – Fantastical Stories (Fiction)
• Unit Five (Weeks 17-20) – Expressing Your Opinion (Non-Fiction)
• Unit Six (Weeks 21-24) – Stories from the Past (Fiction)
• Unit Seven (Weeks 25-28) – How-To Guides (Non-Fiction)
• Unit Eight (Weeks 29-32) – Poetry
• Unit Nine (Weeks 33-36) – Your Favorite Writing Styles