Second+Grade+August+Week+1

=August: Week 1= Standards and Benchmarks Addressed

· || **Focus: Complete Sentences**
 * ==Crafting / Writing Traits:== || ==Writing Process:== || ==Grammar:== || ==Genres / Products:== || ==Suggested Assessments and Assessment Tools:== ||
 * ** Focus – Ideas and Content **
 * Discuss what ideas are and what makes a good idea for writing. Introduce 6 + 1 Ideas Trait Rubric and Checklist.
 * Connect the trait of ideas to the planning stage of the writing process and to the form / product, audience and purpose of a piece of writing.
 * Model collecting and keeping ideas for writing in a writer's notebook.
 * Reading as a Writer -- Ideas
 * Examine books and stories for ideas presented || ** Focus: Introduce Writing Process **
 * Introduce Writer's Workshop Procedures, Rules and Expectations.
 * Model the entire writing process of a personal narrative through a "write aloud" extended over the entire week to emphasize that writing is an extended process and writers do not just sit down and churn out a piece in a few minutes. Write Out Loud Instructional Technique is suggested.
 * @Reading as a Writer -- Writing Process
 * Emphasize that authors do not just sit down and crank out a book
 * Authors work at their craft and continuously try to improve their writing.
 * Introduce the @Power Ps of the Writing Process,
 * Focus instruction this week on planning or pre-writing.
 * Connect the collection of ideas (writing trait) to the planning stage of the writing process.
 * Writers write (get their ideas) from personal experience or knowledge
 * Model jotting ideas in a writer's notebook as they occur to you throughout the day.
 * Model brainstorming ideas about
 * People in your life that you might want to write about
 * Important events in your life that might make an interesting story
 * Model choosing one idea from your brainstormed list.
 * Emphasize narrowing the idea to a manageable "small moment" or "slice of life" for a developing a personal narrative.
 * Model stretching the idea or topic by adding vivid details that "stretch" the moment and allow the reader to see a movie of the moment in their minds. (COW Organizer)
 * Organize the details so that when you start to write there is a beginning, a middle and an end to the story.
 * Recognizes the attributes of complete sentences
 * Begins with a capital letter
 * Contains subject and verb
 * Ends with an appropriate end mark
 * Writes and speaks in complete sentences.


 * Paragraphing**
 * Use Hamburger Method to develop a paragraph
 * Indent Paragraphs
 * Develop Topic Sentence
 * Develop three details to support topic sentence.
 * Stay on topic
 * Conclude paragraph || ** Focus: Small Moment Writing **
 * Writers write from knowledge and experience. Connect to ideas writing trait and planning stage of the writing process.
 * Introduce small moment "slice of life" writing in the form of a personal narrative. (narrative = story)
 * @Reading as a Writer -- Personal Narratives
 * Notice ideas / topics author's chose to write about.
 * Notice how authors use details to stretch a small moment out. || **Crafting / Traits**
 * Student writing
 * Ideas
 * 6+1 Traits Ideas Rubric
 * Ideas Checklist for Students


 * Writing Process**
 * Plan (Pre-writing)
 * Brainstormed lists and documents
 * Organizers
 * Writer's Notebook / Folder


 * Grammar**
 * Student writing
 * Worksheets / Quizzes


 * Genres / Products**
 * Student writing
 * Drafts
 * Published pieces ||