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Pet Rocks — 1st Grade

Content Objective: I can create a pet rock and describe my pet rock in detail.

Language Objective: I can write about my pet rock and include a beginning, three details, andan ending.

Materials: students will bring in their own rock to decorate, glitter glue, googly eyes, paint, pompoms, pipe cleaners, pet rock guided writing worksheets, pencils, erasers.

Procedure:

1. Using the student worksheet “My Pet Rock’s ame! students will choose a name "ortheir pet rock and tell why they chose that name "or their pet rock.

a. #tudents will then draw a picture o" the pet rock they would like to create.

 b. $eacher will pro%ide in"ormal %erbal "eedback and guidance during this writing

 portion.&. 'e will create the pet rocks in small groups at the back table with teacher super%ision.

a. #tudents will paint their pet rocks and let them dry o%er night. b. (nce the paint is dry, students can decorate their pet rocks with glitter glue,

googly eyes, pompoms, pipe cleaners and other %arious decorations to create the

 pet rock they sketched a picture o" in the "irst step.). (nce the pet rocks are created, students will write about their pet rock.

a. *reate a brainstorm web o" details you can include in your writing about your pet

rock.

 b. $eacher models how to write sentences "rom a brainstorm web in a logical order.It is important to directly state how you will write a beginning and introduce the

 pet rock and it’s name, then include many details about the pet rock, and "inallywrite an ending to tell the reader your story is "inished.c. +ea%e modeled writing on the proector but encourage students to use their

creati%ity. Remind students that they should use words that describe their pet rock

and not the teachers-d. #tudents will use their brainstorm webs to write sentences on their own about

their pet rock.

. #tudents will read their pet rock writing to three "riends to make sure their story makes

sense and includes the necessary elements o" writing./. #hare the writing rubric with the students. 0o o%er the rubric with the students entirely.

a. #tudents will sel"assess their writing and add up how many stars they ga%e

themsel%es. b. $he teacher will then use the same writing rubric to "ormally assess the student’s

writing.

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Sample Pre!riting

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Sample "inal #riting

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Completed "ormal $ssessment

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"inal Pet Rocks