Writing Strands: Intermediate 1 (Grade 6-9)

Study Language Arts Through Creative Writing! Writing Strands Intermediate 1 explores the art of writing effectively—and creatively! In this comprehensive course, students will discover how to structure a story, utilize topic sentences, organize information, craft written descriptions, explore voice and character position, and so much more! Through interactive, guided exercises students will: Learn how to connect and organize thoughts, ideas, sentences, and paragraphs How to summarize a story Explore narrative voice and the way in which it speaks to the reader Create visual written descriptions Use past tense, present tense, and future tense correctly Recognize character positions and realize how position controls what characters know A Comprehensive Approach Writing Strands Intermediate 1 takes a comprehensive approach to language arts, teaching students how to construct effective paragraphs, add structure to stories, and explore narrative voice while also developing the student'