Get Your Grammar and Mechanics On

Grades 11–12

9 Sessions: 1 hour each

Fantasy/SciFi, Narrative, Poetry

Projects

We Are Here, Walking Towards the Unknown

Ryan Young

1. Misunderstood Monsters

2. Plotting & Storyboarding

3. Drafting

4. Expand, Expand, Cut, Cut, Expand, Expand

5. Details, Details, Details

6. Keep Expanding!

7. Editing for Organization

8. Get Your Grammar and Mechanics On

9. Final Drafts & Huge High Fives!

Students write personal and fictional narratives inspired by Frankenstein. Prompts include: misunderstood monsters, fears and horrors, a science experiment gone wrong, and rewriting the story.

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Get Your Grammar and Mechanics On

In this session, students edit for grammar and mechanics using A.R.M.S. (Add, Remove, Move, Substitute) and C.U.P.S (Capitalize, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling).

What Your Students Will Learn

Students will be able to revise written drafts for conventions and clarity.

What You Will Need

“Revision Strategies” — Handout

Before You Start

Before you begin this session, make sure that you have copies of all the materials needed for each student.