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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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Recognizing and writing complete sentences, common paragraph features, identifying the topic of a paragraph, identifying strong and weak paragraphs
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Cource book for writing unit 1
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2
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Identifying topics and main ideas, writing topic sentences, combining sentences using and and but
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Cource book for writing unit 2
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3
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Developing paragraphs with descriptive details, learning to edit lists, writing about places , combining sentences containing adjectives
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Cource book for writing unit 3
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4
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Using word maps to brainstorm, writing concluding sentences, using free writing to brainstorm, review of paragraph contents
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Cource book for writing unit 4
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5
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Opinions and examples in supporting sentences, using discussion to brainstorm, paragraphs explaining cause and effect / result, combining sentences with so and because
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Cource book for writing unit 5
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6
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Expressing personal feelings about problems, logical order of supporting sentences
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Cource book for writing unit 6
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7
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Editing lists by ordering ideas logically
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Cource book for writing unit 7
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8
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Writing about problems and difficulties
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Cource book for writing unit 8
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9
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Using time expressions: after, before, and when, identifying the main parts of a narrative, ordering events in a narrative logically
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Cource book for writing unit 9
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10
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Using whereas and however to make comparisons
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Cource book for writing unit 10
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11
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Organizing a comparison paragraph, comparing different situations / events, writing about life changes
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Cource book for writing unit 11
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12
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Writing about cause and effect relationships, beginning paragraph with a question, writing about a difficult decision
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Cource book for writing unit 12
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13
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Writing about hopes and plans for the future, review of brainstorming techniques
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Cource book for writing unit 13
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14
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Review of transition expressions, writing about the future
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Cource book for writing unit 14
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