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Thanksgiving Break - Early Dismissal		Nov. 25
Thanksgiving Break - No School		Nov 26-27

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Seventh & Eighth Grade Writing Examples

The writing examples listed below are examples of seventh and eighth grade students' writing at the end of the school year. All examples meet or exceed the standard for seventh and eighth grade writing. The writing examples are collected from Federal Way Public Schools.

Descriptive

Example One - Review (art)
Example Two - Review (music)

Descriptive Writing Tutorial (Character analysis)

This shows the stages and standards of the writing process as taught in the different grade levels or spans.

Three-Trait Model

Writing Process

Explanatory

Example One - Lab Report (science)
Example Two - Report (science)

Reflective- Journal (history)

Informative- Brochure (science)