Second+Grade+August

=August At a Glance= Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3


 * ==Crafting / Writing Traits:== || ==Writing Process:== || ==Grammar:== || ==Genres / Products:== || ==Suggested Assessments and Assessment Tools== ||
 * ===Ideas / Content===
 * Writes from personal experience and knowledge
 * Begins to present original ideas
 * Attempts to develop one main idea
 * Uses three details to support main idea
 * Stays on topic

Voice

 * Understands that the purpose of writing is to be read
 * Writes with a clear sense of audience and purpose || ===Recognizes that writing is a creative process.===
 * Introduce Writer's Workshop Procedures and Expectations
 * Introduce and Model the entire Writing Process -- The Power Ps
 * Focus instruction on Planning (Pre-writing)
 * Introduce Writer's notebook
 * Collect and select ideas for writing
 * Write for a specific purpose and audience
 * Organize ideas with a clear beginning, middle and end. (Model planning out loud before beginning to write.) || ===Complete Sentences===
 * Recognizes attributes of complete sentences
 * Contain a subject and a verb
 * Begin with a capital letter
 * End with an appropriate punctuation mark
 * Writes in complete sentences


 * Paragraphing**
 * Uses Hamburger method to develop a paragraph.
 * Indents Paragraphs
 * Develops topic sentence
 * Develops 3 interesting details
 * Stays on topic
 * Includes a concluding sentence || ===Small Moment Writing===
 * Personal Narratives
 * Chooses a narrow "slice of life" topic. (Model zooming in on one small moment.)
 * Presents a logical sequence of events with a clear, beginning, middle and end
 * Develops topic with at least three details. (Model focus on one small moment and stretching the moment with details.)
 * Gives piece an appropriate and interesting title || ===Crafting / Traits===
 * Ideas
 * Student Writing
 * 6+ 1 Traits Ideas Rubric
 * Ideas Checklist for students
 * Voice
 * Student Writing
 * 6 +1 Voice Rubric
 * Voice Checklist for students

Writing Process

 * Plan (Pre-writing)
 * Brainstorm lists
 * Organizers
 * Writer's Notebook / Folder

Grammar

 * Student writing
 * Worksheets / Quizzes

Genres / Products

 * Student Writing -- drafts* and published work


 * Note all drafts do not have to make it the the publishing stage. ||