Being a Writer is our writing curriculum. We are currently studying Unit 1 Week 2 which focuses on our writing community and encourages thoughtful listening and respectful comments.
You will see students working alone or with a partner using a process approach to break the writing task into smaller steps. You will see the teacher reading children’s literature to prompt writing ideas, orchestrating the discussion of a particular literary concept, writing herself (to model), and conferencing with individuals.
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| Cursive Penmanship: short video clips for each letter showing the correct formation |
| Elements of a Short Story: video of Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, Setting |
| Friendly Letter Format: defines the 5 parts to a letter and includes writing resources |
| Journeys Grammar Videos: sentence types, subject-verb agreement, nouns, and adj. |
| Kerpoof Studio: an imaginative way to create a story or create a story-starting picture |
| Make Beliefs Comix: create your won comic strip |
| My Story Maker: create your own story using a book format |
| Plot Diagram: enter the events in your story and rearrange them from beginning to end. |
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Read Write Think
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| Stationery: alien, bird, flowers, heart, mail carrier , owl, monster, robot1, robot2 |
| Spelling City: practice your spelling and vocabulary words in many engaging ways. |
| Story Starter: Scholastic allows you to “dial” a story idea |
| Tagxedo: a fun word cloud |
| Typing.com: practice keyboarding skills |
| Write a Picture: use this picture as inspiration to write your story |
| Adults |
| Common Core State Standards for writing. Includes 3rd grade standards. |
| Teaching That Makes Sense: resources for teaching writing and more |