Current Unit: Crafting True Stories (Unit 1 - Narrative Writing)
Students are learning:
- Writing Personal Narratives with Independence
- Finding ideas, building writing stamina, writing with independence, problem solving, using a storytellers voice to tell a story not a summary, writing stories bit by bit, setting goals, giving compliments, editing for puncutation, capitalization, and spelling
- Finding ideas, building writing stamina, writing with independence, problem solving, using a storytellers voice to tell a story not a summary, writing stories bit by bit, setting goals, giving compliments, editing for puncutation, capitalization, and spelling
- Becoming a Storyteller on the Page
- Rehearsing storytelling and leads, drafting, writing with fluency, rereading to build writing stamina, revising, using paragraphs to support sequencing, dialogue, and elaboration
- Rehearsing storytelling and leads, drafting, writing with fluency, rereading to build writing stamina, revising, using paragraphs to support sequencing, dialogue, and elaboration
- Writing with New Independence on a Second Piece
- Drafting, revising, editing, punctuating dialogue
- Drafting, revising, editing, punctuating dialogue
- Fixing Up and Fancying Up Our Best Work: Revision and Editing
- Revise in big important ways, reflecting on growth, revising endings, using editing checklists, publishing our writing
- Revise in big important ways, reflecting on growth, revising endings, using editing checklists, publishing our writing