Step Up to Writing Focus correlated to Haughton Mifflin Themes.

Instead of doing the writing workshop/ and H.M. writing genres please follow the writing genres listed below.

 

 

 

H. M.Themes

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3       

 Grade 4

Grade 5

Theme 1

Descriptive

Exp. paragraph

Exp. paragraph

Summary

Response to

Literature

Theme  2

Descriptive

(CRT)

Exp. Paragraph

(CRT)

Exp. Paragraph

(CRT)

Narrative (CRT)

Response to

Literature (CRT)

Theme 3

Descriptive

Friendly letter

Formal letter

Response to

Literature

Persuasive

Theme 4

Descriptive

(CRT)

Friendly letter

(CRT)

Formal letter

(CRT)

Response to

Literature (CRT)

Persuasive

 (CRT)

Theme 5

Descriptive

Narrative

Narrative

 

Summary/

Narrative

Narrative

Theme 6

Narrative

Narrative

(CRT)

Narrative

(CRT)

Summary

Narrative

(CRT)

Theme 7

Narrative

 

 

 

 

Theme 8

Narrative

 

 

 

 

Theme 9

Narrative (CRT)

 

 

 

 

Theme 10

Narrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School Writing Focus

Open Ended Genres

 

 

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Prentice Hall, Reach

ELD

Persuasive

Persuasive

Persuasive

 

Response to Literature

Response to Literature

Response to Literature

 

Narrative

Narrative

Narrative

 

Compare/Contrast

Summary

Bus. Letter/Research