Last year the New York Times Writing Curriculum got great. Each unit contains prompts, daily writing prompts, guided practice with mentor texts (show don't tell, express critical opinions, quote or paraphrase experts, craft scripts for podcasts), Annotated by the Author commentaries, a contest that can be the final project, webinars.
What are the units?
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER
Unit 2: The Personal Narrative
DECEMBER-JANUARY
Unit 3: The Review
JANUARY-FEBRUARY
Unit 4: Informational Writing
MARCH-APRIL
Unit 5: Argumentative Writing
APRIL-MAY
Unit 6: Writing for Podcasts
JUNE-AUGUST
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