Athens Area School District

Welcome to Writing 8!

We will be writing a number of different things in this class including items for the Oral History Project. Check the Oral History tab for important information about it.

Below is the file with the class syllabus in it.

Below is the file with the unit 1 Learning Map for this course. We are looking what Informative Writing is and starting to practice it in class.

Attached below are the notes that we have started to take in class.

Below you will find the learning map for Unit 2 about Planning writing and working on the interview questions for Oral History.

If you click on this hyperlink, you will find more questions to borrow for your Oral History interview.

http://articles.scrapbooking.com/family_history.htm

Below find the PowerPoint explaining the acronym RESPOND as well as a couple of quotes to look at and explain.

Below you will find the learning map, the interview questions, and the summative project for this unit.  This is to help students understand what they are expected to do during an interview for their oral history projects.

Students will work on organizing their essays, using transitions, and creating their own styles.

Attached find the unit learning map and powerpoint notes about organization.