Within ELAB
The function of Elab is to increase the students ability as writers. This year we will be doing some sort of writing everydaly, reading daily, and then revising and editing the writings.
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Since the students will be reading and writing daily they will need a book and also a composition note book. The only way to become better as a writer is to practice the skill of writing, and to also read proper writing.
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Breathtaking adventures
One of the ways to become a better writer is to be reading constantly. Within Elab we will be reading every day. This will require the students to have a book that they are able to enjoy. When reading a book students should be going on an adventure along with the caracters in the story.
What to expect in ELAB ...
Writing. More writing. And lots more writing after that. When this school year is over, you will have practiced so many ways of manipulating the written word that there's no way you won't be comfortable with the blank page. You will tackle expository essays, argumentative essays, and forms of narrative writing. Your writing will be shaped according to distinct purposes (more on that later), and you will have a tool box so full of writing techniques and skills that you'll be able to take on any state assessment that can be thrown at you. More than that, though, you'll be able to have something to say, and to say what you think well.
Last but not least, be ready to read. All great writers have be great readers. With that in mind, your ELAB experience will also involve a great deal of time with novels, informational texts, websites, newspaper articles, and perhaps even social media. Any time you don't carry a book around with you, it's time for a visit to the library.
As the year unfolds, this website will be your (and your parent's) anchor for all the many happenings of ELAB. Come back to it often and know it well!
Let's have a wonderful year!
Last but not least, be ready to read. All great writers have be great readers. With that in mind, your ELAB experience will also involve a great deal of time with novels, informational texts, websites, newspaper articles, and perhaps even social media. Any time you don't carry a book around with you, it's time for a visit to the library.
As the year unfolds, this website will be your (and your parent's) anchor for all the many happenings of ELAB. Come back to it often and know it well!
Let's have a wonderful year!