Writing

1. Writing In first grade, students will engage in the writing process, communicate ideas in writing, focus on grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and penmanship. Unit 1 – We Are All Writers Setting up a Writer’s Workshop *building independent writing behaviors Unit 2 – Capturing Small Moments Tell, draw, and write personal stories focused on small moment ideas *sequencing, preparing for publication, revise by changing leads and headings Unit 3 – Expanding on Personal Narratives Expand stories from personal and small moments *revise by inserting details, prepare for publication Unit 4 – Teaching Skills and Strategies All Writers Need Writing and speaking for a varieties of audiences *recording words for decoding, focus on high frequency words

2. Unit 5 – Intros to Genres and Non-Fiction Write how-to text from own experiences, functional writing, writing letters, writing for a purpose • Unit 6 – Poetry and Authors as Mentors Finding writing mentors in all authors *character development, setting/plot, dialogue, putting powerful though in tiny packages • Writing Samples for Allen ISD are taken at three times during the course of a school year. *We will collect the samples during Unit 1, Unit 4, and Unit 6. These samples follow your child throughout their entire school career. Writing with your child at home helps improve print awareness. If a child is writing, they are also reading. Any chance your child has to write at home will help improve their writing endurance, spelling, and will also encourage them to read more.