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Write Ahead Yearlong Timetable

This suggested yearlong timetable for Write Ahead presents one possible sequence of writing and language skills units based on a five-days-per-week class. The units and lessons build from basic to more advanced skills throughout the year. In addition, where appropriate, two levels of assignments are given for grades 9 and 10. You can also download a PDF version of the yearlong timetable along with a scope and sequence.

First Quarter (9 Weeks)

Week

Write Ahead Handbook or SkillsBook (SB9 or SB10)

1

Getting-Started Activities

Why Write? 1

Journal Writing 129–132

2

All About Writing 3–10

One Writer’s Process 11–18

Conventions: Creating Clear Sentences (Part 1) 77–79, 526–531

  • SB9 47–52
  • SB10 41–48

3

Traits of Effective Writing 19–24

9 Personal Narrative 145–154

10 Biographical Essay 160–164

Conventions: Creating Clear Sentences (Part 2) 77–79, 526–531

  • SB9 53–59
  • SB10 49–53

4

Developing a Portfolio 25–30

Writing Concise Paragraphs 89–100

Conventions: Creating Clear Sentences (Part 3) 81–82

  • SB9 60–65
  • SB10 54–58

5

Prewriting (Part 1) 39–45

Building Effective Essays 101–109

Conventions: Creating Clear Sentences (Part 4) 80

  • SB9 66–69
  • SB10 59–64

6

Prewriting (Part 2) 46–52

9 Phase Autobiography 156–159

10 Response to Narrative Prompt 165–167

Conventions: Creating Clear Sentences (Part 5) 83–84

  • SB9 70–78
  • SB10 65–73

7

Writing the First Draft 53–58

9 Writing Explanatory Essays 169–178

10 Comparison-Contrast Essays 187–190

Conventions: Combining Short Sentences (Part 1) 85–88

  • SB9 79–83
  • SB10 74–77

8

Revising Your Writing 59–66

Group Advising 67–70

9 Writing Explanatory Essays (Cont.) 169–178

10 Comparison-Contrast Essay (Cont.) 187–190

Conventions: Combining Short Sentences (Part 2) 85–88

  • SB9 84–88
  • SB10 78–84

9

Editing and Proofreading 71–75

Publishing Your Writing 31–37

Optional: Writing in Science 291–300, 563–567

Second Quarter (9 Weeks)

Week

Write Ahead Handbook or SkillsBook (SB9 or SB10)

1

Using Learning Logs 133–136

Writing Emails and Blog Posts 137–143

Conventions: Noun 532–536

  • SB9 91–96
  • SB10 87–93

2

Thinking and Writing 359–366

9 Process Essay 180–182

10 Cause-Effect Essay 191–194

Conventions: Pronoun 537–540

  • SB9 97–101
  • SB10 94–98

3

Thinking Critically 367–376

9 Definition Essay 183–186

10 Response to an Explanatory Prompt 195–197

Conventions: Verb 541–544

  • SB9 102–108
  • SB10 99–104

4

Building Arguments 199–204

9 Writing Argument Essays 205–212

10 Editorials 218–219

Conventions: Verb 545–550

  • SB9 109–115
  • SB10 105–113

5

Viewing Skills 423–428

9 Writing Argument Essays (Cont.) 205–212

10 Public-Service Announcements 220–222

Conventions: Adjective 551–553

  • SB9 116–120
  • SB10 114–119

6

Classroom Skills 429–434

9 Problem-Solution Essays 214–217

10 Public-Service Announcements (Cont.) 220–222

Conventions: Adverb 554

  • SB9 121–123
  • SB10 120–123

7

Group Discussion Skills 443–446

9 Problem-Solution Essays (Cont.) 214–217

10 Response to a Persuasive Prompt 223–225

Conventions: Preposition 556

  • SB9 125–127
  • SB10 125–127

8

Using Social Media 349–352

Twitter for Business 328–329

9 Minutes 324–325

10 Business Emails 326–327

Conventions: Interjection 555 and Conjunction 557

  • SB9 124, 128–132
  • SB10 124, 128–132

9

Portfolio Review 25–30

Optional: Writing in Social Studies 301–312, 575–603

Conventions: The Parts of Speech 532–557

  • SB9 133–134
  • SB10 133–134

Third Quarter (9 Weeks)

Week

Write Ahead Handbook or SkillsBook (SB9 or SB10)

1

Improving Media Literacy 345–348

Reading Nonfiction 383–390

Reading Graphics 399–406

2

Searching for Information 335–338

Conducting Online Research 339–344

Writing Research Reports 253–269

Conventions: End Punctuation 465–466

  • SB9 3
  • SB10 3

3

Conducting Library Research 353–357

Research Report (Cont.) 253–269

Conventions: Comma 467–472

  • SB9 4–9
  • SB10 4–7

4

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting 247–252

Research Report (Cont.) 253–269

Conventions: Comma 467–472

  • SB9 10–15
  • SB10 8–13

5

Writing with Style 111–118

Research Report (Cont.) 253–269

Conventions: Semicolon, Colon, Hyphen, Dash 473–477

  • SB9 16–18
  • SB10 14–17

6

Speaking and Listening Skills 435–442

Research Report Speech Preparation 253–269

Conventions: Quotations Marks, Italics, and Underlining 478–479 and 482

  • SB9 19–23
  • SB10 18–21

7

Research Report Presentations 253–269

Conventions: Apostrophe 480–481

  • SB9 24–27
  • SB10 22–25

8

Writing Techniques and Terms 119–127

Business Letter 330–333

Conventions: Punctuation Review 465–482

  • SB9 28–29
  • SB10 26–27

9

Portfolio Review 25–30

Optional: Writing in Math 313–322, 568–574

Fourth Quarter (9 Weeks)

Week

Write Ahead Handbook or SkillsBook (SB9 or SB10)

1

Test-Taking Skills 447–458

Planning Skills 459–463

2

Reading Literature 391–398

Conventions: Capitalization 483–487

  • SB9 30–34
  • SB10 28–29

3

9 Fiction Review 236–238

10 Writing Literary Analyses 227–234

Conventions: Plurals, Abbreviations, Numbers 488–493

  • SB9 35–40
  • SB10 30–34

4

9 Nonfiction Review 239–241

10 Writing Literary Analyses (Cont.) 227–234

Conventions: Improving Your Spelling 494–500

5

Thinking Creatively 377–381

Writing Stories 271–280

Conventions: Improving Your Spelling 494–500

6

Improving Vocabulary 407–421

Writing Stories (Cont.) 271–280

Conventions: Commonly Misused Words 501–518

  • SB9 41–42
  • SB10 35–36

7

Writing Poetry 281–289

Conventions: Commonly Misused Words 501–518

  • SB9 43–44
  • SB10 37–38

8

Writing Poetry (Cont.) 281–289

Conventions: Understanding Idioms 519–525

9

Portfolio Review 25–30