What is a New Writer’s Guide?
Measuring Up is the third in a six-unit series of New Writer’s Guides designed to build confident writers. Guides will cover writing strong sentences, expanding sentences, paragraphs, letters and expository writing, opinion writing, and creative writing.
Measuring Up covers the following topics for beginning paragraph writing:
- Identifying parts of a paragraph
- Putting together related sentences
- Topic & concluding sentences
- Transitions
- Grammar for writing
** WEEK 1 SAMPLE **
Over the course of the book, your child will:
- Read the graphic novel in short, accessible sections,
- Explore characters, plot, and themes through discussion prompts,
- Practice building basic paragraphs,
- Strengthen comprehension, critical thinking, and self-expression through guided discussion prompts,
- Enjoy a detailed, novel-spanning project that brings the story to life,
- And MORE!
This curriculum is adult-led and flexible, supporting a variety of learning styles. Learners can read aloud, take turns with an adult, or listen to the audiobook.
Unit 1, beginning sentences, is available HERE.
Novel synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than to fit in at her new school is to celebrate her grandmother, A-má’s, seventieth birthday together. Since she can’t go to A-má, Cici cooks up a plan to bring A-má to her by winning the grand prize in a kids’ cooking contest to pay for A-má’s plane ticket! There’s just one problem: Cici only knows how to cook Taiwanese food. And after her pickled cucumber debacle at lunch, she’s determined to channel her inner Julia Child. Can Cici find a winning recipe to reunite with A-má, a way to fit in with her new friends, and somehow find herself too?
Book not included, but it may be available for free at your local library. It can also be purchased HERE (affiliate link).
Secular Disclaimer:
While this guide is secular, please note there is a scene in which the main character and her mother offer a prayer to their ancestors.
Digital purchase of this unit is copyright limited to students in one household or classroom.
