6th Grade Composition Schedule
In sixth grade, I focus on fiction writing and learning how to develop a story idea into a novel. My daughter is bursting with story ideas, but struggles to continue past a chapter or two. She spends free time beginning story after story, and I’m hopeful this will help develop her hobby.
In addition, I encourage the child to continue writing on their blog, journal, and/or bullet journal when they feel like it. My plan is to return to Writing Strands in seventh grade.
My husband will also be using this same schedule this year, writing a book alongside my daughter. If I have time, I may also try my hand at it.
ETA: By the end of the year, she had written a 9 chapter, plus epilogue, book. It’s 58 pages, not including illustrations. She was so emotionally invested in the project that she asked me for more resources on specific grammar topics, so she could help herself write a better book. She has already said she plans to write more books. Overall, I’m pleased with our writing detour.
Writing Week 1
Read AF p11-14 Think about what genre/magic system you want to write about.
Read AF p15-16, 18
Read AF p19-21
Pick your theme
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Writing Week 2
Read AF p25-30
Do AF p31-39 (you can do this over several days, don’t rush it)
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Writing Week 3
Read AF p45-48
Read AF p49-63
Write the travelogue (can divide into 6 day’s work, one for each part of the outline)
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Writing Week 4
Finish the travelogue
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Writing Week 5
Read AF p66; 69-72
Read AF p79-83
Do AF p76
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Writing Week 6
Read AF p85-104
Read AF p105-109
Do AF p106
Read AF p111 and do AF p112
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Writing Week 7
Do AF p105 for one character
Do AF p110 for that character
Do AF p115-16 for that character
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Writing Week 8
Do AF p105 for a second character
Do AF p110 for the second character
Do AF p115-16 for the second character
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Writing Week 9
Do AF p105 for a third character
Do AF p110 for the third character
Do AF p115-16 for third character
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Writing Week 10
Do AF p105 for a fourth character
Do AF p110 for the fourth character
Do AF p115-16 for the fourth character
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Writing Week 11
Do AF p105 for a fifth character
Do AF p110 for the fifth character
Do AF p115-16 for fifth character
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Writing Week 12
Read AF p113 and do AF p114
Do AF p117-18
Do AF p119-20
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Writing Week 13
Read AF p121-22
Read AF p124-27
Read AF p130-34
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Writing Week 14
Read AF p136-141
Read AF p143-47
Do AF p142
Pick linear vs circular and do AF p131 (use either p141 or 147 as a guide)
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Writing Week 15
Read AF p148-149
Do AF p149 (look back at what you chose in week 1)
Do AF p157-58
Do AF p165-66
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Writing Week 16
Do AF p162-64
Read AF p167 and do AF p169
Read AF p170-72
Do AF p173-74
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Writing Week 17
Do AF p175-77
Do AF p178-80
Do AF p181
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Writing Week 18
Read AF p182
Read AF p183 and do AF p184
Read AF p185-90
Do AF p198
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Writing Week 19
Do AF p199-200 for exposition scene
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Writing Week 20
Do AF p199-200 for complication scene
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Writing Week 21
Do AF p199-200 for conflict#1 scene
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Writing Week 22
Do AF p199-200 for conflict #2 scene
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Writing Week 23
Do AF p199-200 for climax scene
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Writing Week 24
Do AF p199-200 for final scene
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Writing Week 25
Write a rough draft for chapter 1
Writing Week 26
Write a rough draft for chapter 2
Writing Week 27
Let mom read your beginning chapters and give feedback (AF p206)
Make changes based on feedback
Writing Week 28
Write a rough draft for chapter 3
Writing Week 29
Write a rough draft for chapter 4
Writing Week 30
Let mom read your middle chapters and give feedback (AF p211)
Make changes based on feedback
Writing Week 31
Write a rough draft for chapter 5
Writing Week 32
Write a rough draft for chapter 6
Writing Week 33
Let mom read your ending chapters and give feedback (AF p216)
Make changes based on feedback
Read AF p159-60 and insert transitions where appropriate
Read AF p167—68 and change your “said”s to something else
Writing Week 34
Let mom read your whole story and give feedback (AF p221)
Make changes based on feedback
Check for grammar errors
Run spell check, adding words to dictionary only with parental approval
Writing Week 35
Create a Front Cover AF p240
Write a Cover Page AF p240
Write a Dedication page AF p240
Write an Acknowledgments page AF p240
Write an About the Author page AF p241
Writing Week 36
Write a Table of Contents AF p240
Write a back cover AF p241
Make the book AF p236-239
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