Standards Alignment

E2a:    Produces a report

E2b:    Produces a written response to literature

E2c:    Produces a narrative account

E2d:    Produces a narrative procedure

E4a:    Demonstrates basic understanding of the rules of the English language

E4b:    Analyzes and revises work for clarification

Writing Objectives

·       Begins to communicate effectively through written language

·       Writes daily

·       Writes across disciplines

·       Begins to use writing process to draft, revise, edit, and proofread

·       Attains a rubric score of 4 by the final writing assessment

·       Produces narrative, expository, procedural, and literary response writing that demonstrates appropriate organization

·       Spells with accuracy most first grade high frequency words

·       Produces a legible story by applying sound/symbol, directionality, neatness, and spacing skills

Student Activities

·       Daily, interactive, and shared writing

·       Narrative, procedural, expository, and letter writing

·       Working with Words activities related to the word wall

·       Conferencing and sharing with appropriate speaking and listening skills

·       Graphic organizers

·       Guided editing

·       Response to text

·       Mini-lessons teaching mechanics, grammar, and content

Student Assessment

·       Three prompted writing assessments

·       Conferencing

·       Daily writing

·       Portfolios

·       Spelling quizzes

Performance Indicators

The student will:

·       Engage in the writing process

·       Engage in daily writing, journals, responses to literature, informational writing, functional writing, and prompted writing

·       Begin to use mechanics accurately, such as capital letters, ending punctuation, spacing, and directionality

·       Use sound symbol relationships, conventional spelling, word families, and spelling generalization

·       Spell first grade high frequency words correctly

·       Demonstrate awareness of story structures, such as problem/solution, cause/effect, and beginning, middle, and end

·       Produce a story that is readable (sound/ symbol, directionality, neatness, and spacing)

·       Incorporate suitable drawings, diagrams, and graphics within written text

·       Develop descriptive language

·       Begin to develop ability to edit own writing

Technology Standards Alignment

·       Word processing

·       Keyboard basics