Wednesdays and Thursdays are "Writing Workshop" days in ELA. Students will learn and practice the five stages of the Writing Process

Pre-writing

Drafting

Revising

Editing

Publishing

Many times, students will write in response to their reading, for example by writing a letter to the author of their favourite book. At other times they will employ descriptive or creative writing based on something they are learning about in Social Studies, for example a letter from a soldier in WWII.

May Writing - Poetry and Parodies

April Writing - Book and Movie Reviews and Poetry!!!!

March Writing - Newspaper Articles (cross-curricular Social Studies/English) WWII articles - global and local

February Writing - Contest Entry Assignments (Creative Writing) (one of: Make Yourself Famous: North Branch Library Contest, African Heritage Month: ALI History & Heritage Awards Contest, or My Canada Is...: Canada Day Poster Contest)

January Writing - Fiction Pieces

December Writing - Straight News Article, "12 Days of What?"

November Writing - Reading Responses, How-to Article

October Writing - Personal Letters and Business Letters, Sensory Language, Memoirs

September Writing - Personal Response, Pre-Writing Techniques, Revising and Editing, Personal Narratives.