Unit 4/Week 4 Work

This week we will go back to creative writing. A descriptive writing piece is one that shares an experience with your reader. That is, you will explain a place, feeling, object or person using your sensory descriptions.

Remember to include each of your five senses, as well as using language we discussed in our group talk about figurative language. (Figurative devices and their definitions can be found here:


You do not need to use them all, but be sure to include a few that will make your writing more interesting.

The standards we are addressing this week are:

ELA10RL1: The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts represetnative of different genres (poetry, prose, drama) and using this evidence as the pasis for interpretation.

ELA10RL4 The student employs a variety of writing genres to demonstrate a comoprehensive grasp of significant ideas in selected literary works. Thes tudent composes essays, narratives, poems or technical documents.

ELA10RL5 The student udnerstands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing.

ELA10W1: The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout and signals closure.

ELA10W2: The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres

ELA10LSV1 The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student and group verbal interactions