Writing Curriculum
Narrative
| Kindergarten | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How Writers Work: Launching the Writing Workshop | How Writers Work: Launching the Writing Workshop | How Writers Work: Launching the Writing Workshop | How Writers Work: Launching the Writing Workshop | How Writers Work: Launching the Writing Workshop | How Writers Work: Launching the Writing Workshop |
| Illustrating and writing small moments | Personal Narrative | Personal Narrative | Personal narrative author study with Patricia Palacco | Memoirs: Lessons from Your Life | Narrative picture book fantasy, fiction, or historical fiction |
| Touchstone Texts: Personal Narrative | Letter Writing | Adaptation of fairy tales (fractured, sequels, etc.) | See-Saw Memoirs: Lessons from Your Life | Realistic Fiction: focus on rising action in plot, change the char. Can also be a sequel story. | Interviews or Scripts |
Explanatory Informative
| Kindergarten | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonfiction Text Features: Listing and Labeling (First part of the schoolwide unit) | Nonfiction: All About Books |
Information Author Study: Gail Gibbons Using Non-Fiction Features: Headings, Table of Contents, Bold Words Informational Books |
Nonfiction Writing, TOC, Bold Words, Glossary, Diagram, Charts | Informational Nonfiction: Headings, Table of Contents, Bold Words, Glossary, Pictures, Captions | How Writers Work: Launching the Writing Workshop |
| Nonfiction Informational Books (Second part of the listing and labeling unit from Schoolwide) | ABC Books (any topic) | Autobiography | Biography with added timeline features | ABC Books (topic from science or social studies) |
Informational Hot-Tos with diagrams and captions |
| Informational Procedures: How to Reinforce Details |
Opinion
| Kindergarten | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNctional Writing: Opinion/Argument | Book Review | Letter Writing: Opinion/Argument | Persuasive Letters | Editorials | Persuasive Essays |
| Opinion Writing about a Topic (Book, food, etc.) | Opinion Brochures | Book Review (Critique the characters) | Book or Movie Reviews (critique the characters and plot) | Advice Articles (letter, paragraph, and essay) | Book, movie, restaurant, game reviews (critique multiple aspects) |
| Multi-Genre Opinion Projects | Multi-Genre Projects | Book, movie, restaurant, game reviews (critique multiple aspects) |