+ connellsville ela writing curriculum k-6 grade 1 october 1, 2014
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Connellsville ELA Writing Curriculum K-6
Grade 1October 1, 2014
+Agenda
Connellsville Writing Curriculum
Teaching the Traits using Mentor Texts
Writing Across the Curriculum: Science Journals
+Connellsville Writing Curriculum
FeaturesELA IntegratedCore was pulled from Reading StreetFocuses on specific Writing Traits
Next StepDetermine how student work should
drive instruction Integrate writing done in Science, Social
Studies and Math so expectations and quality are similar.
+3 Types of Writers
Emergent Uses letters, symbols, scribbles
and draws pictures Imitates writing Has been read to and interacts
with books Has established left-right direction Can re-read piece No sound/symbol relationships
Gentry’s Developmental
Stages
1. Scribbling2. Letter-like
Symbols3. Strings of
letters
+3 Types of Writers
Early Understands that speech can be
written down Beginning, middle end of ‘story Consonant sounds appear, vowels
are being used Capital letters and some
punctuation A personal style starts to develop
Gentry’s Developmental
Stages
4. Beginning Sounds Emerge
5. Consonants Represent Words
6. Initial, Middle, Final Sounds
+3 Types of Writers
Fluent Gained control over writing Realizes the “purpose” of writing Follows the stages of the writing
process more independently Discusses his/her writings Refining writing by word choice,
sentence formation Writes in different genres Verb tense agreement
Gentry’s Developmental
Stages
7. Transitional Phases
8. Standard Spelling
+1.4 Writing: Curriculum Map
Task 11. Due October 222. Clip together final copy3. Send to Admin in manila
envelope (to Anna DeForest)
+Reading Street Unit 2
Shared WritingHow to Get There:
Directions to get to the lunch room
Writing Trait of the Week
Time/Order Words
Journal EntryWrite about when you did
something nice for a friend or family member
4-Square Suggested Topic
Copy the sentences, adding words to order the
sequence of events.
+Writing Trait of the Week
TM pgs. 29c
Word ChoiceAction Words
+Writing Trait of the Week
“We can go to the place,” said Ruby.
“And Max can get a thing.”
Max puts his net in the water.
Grandma gets a fat fish.
Grandma makes a fish dish.
Word Box
puts gets makes
+Writing Trait of the Week
Max puts his net in the water.
Grandma gets a fat fish.
Grandma makes a fish dish.
My Other Final
Word Word Choice
put
gets
makes
+Shared Writing
TM pg. 11c
Model the Writing Process
+Journal Entry orQuestion of the Day
TM pg. 36d-e
“Do you think working together can be fun?
or“Write what might happen next in The Farmer in the Hat.”
+Journal Entry orQuestion of the Day
Do you think working together might be fun?
I think it might be fun because ______.
I like to work with Emily.
I like to work with my friends.
___________
Prompt Brainstorm
+Journal Entry orQuestion of the Day
What do you think might happen next in The Farmer in the Hat?
List student generated ideas
Prompt Brainstorm
+Journal Entry orQuestion of the Day
Working together in school
Clean up
Read
Do math
Pair and Share
Elbow Partners
Science observations
Draw
Prompt Brainstorm
+Journal Entry or Question of the Day
Prompt
Picture
Response
+4-Square
+4-Square
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USING MENTOR TEXTSTO TEACH THE TRAITS
+Journal Pages
+Class Book Templates
+Science Journal
+In Conclusion:
SupportCindy [email protected]
Writing Workshop Tasks
Anna [email protected]
Assessing Student Responses for Instructional Direction