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Explore the journey to develop persuasive writing skills for second graders. Understand norms, Core Standards, and compare approaches by Calkins and Tompkins. Shape a comprehensive unit to empower young learners in writing persuasively.
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Units of Study Writing Team Second Grade Persuasive “Before we can teach a class of very young children to write, we need to envision the sort of work we hope they will do” (Calkins, p.3).
Review the Process • Who are we? • How did we get here? • Where do we want to end up?
Let’s establish a few norms . . . • Speak for yourself. • Put “it” on the table.
A Day of the Three D’s • Discussion • Decisions • Design
A Conversation about the Common Core Standards . . . • What are they? • Why are they meaningful to us? • What role do they play in the writing of this Persuasive unit?
The “Big Two” • Lucy Calkins • Strengths • Gail Tompkins • Strengths
The Persuasive Picture • First Grade • Persuasive (to be revised) • Second Grade • Persuasive (our task) • Third Grade • WEX • CCS
Calkins vs. Tompkins • How are they alike? • Discussion • How are they different? • Discussion • How do we find a middle? • What can we take from Calkins? • What can we take from Tompkins?
What should be in our second gradePersuasive unit? • Let’s make a list . . .