First Grade Writing Workshop Unit of Study: December/January Realistic Fiction CC Unit 3

2012/2013

Week 1

Week 2

Reading Realistic Fiction like a writer. Read RF stories Identify the crafts Anchor Charts Writers will select several ideas and write the first page of each story. CC Curricular pg. 32 & 39 Writers use interesting lead to draw readers in. Read leads Create Anchor Charts CC Curricular pgs. 30 & 40 Procedure Lesson: Writers revisit our anchor charts for the unit.

Reading Realistic Fiction like a writer. Read RF stories Identify the crafts Anchor Charts Writers plan their stories across pages and discuss with partners. CC Curricular pg. 32 & 39 Writers Show not Tell characters feelings and actions. CC Curricular pg. 40

Writers dream of ideas for stories. CC Curricular pg. 39

Writers dream of possible characters and problems. CC Curricular pg. 39

Shared Writing of a Realistic Fiction Story.

Writers start to sketch out multiple versions of the same story. Choose one story CC Curricular pg. 39 Writers use punctuation so readers voices change with the story. CC Curricular pg. 40

Partners get together to share versions of stories. Decide on one. CC Curricular pg. 39 Writers stretch out the problem. CC Curricular pg. 41

Procedure Lesson: Writers choose the paper they would like to use.

Week 3

Writers include character attempts to solve the problem. CC Curricular pg.41

Week 4

Writers think of several endings and try each one to see which works best. CC Curricular pg. 41

Partners get together to make sure their endings make sense CC Curricular pg. 41

Writers revise their endings. CC Curricular pg. 41

Procedure Lesson: Writers organize their writing folders. Folders Tools

First Grade Writing Workshop Unit of Study: December/January Realistic Fiction CC Unit 3

2012/2013

Week 5

Writers reread their stories to choose which ones to publish. With partners or independently

Writers revise their stories by adding or taking away parts. CC Curricular pg. 42 LC Units Crafts of Revision pgs. 27-34 Writers use feedback from the rubric to revise their writing.

Writers add dialogue for their characters. LC Units Craft of Revision pgs. 19-25

Writers reread and make a movie in their mind to ensure readers can envision the story. CC Curricular pg. 42

Revisit writing rubric and revise it for realistic fiction. Possible additions: Is it realistic? Is there a problem and solution?

Week 6

Writers evaluate their writing with the rubric. Independently or with partner.

Writers publish their story.

Writers publish their story.

Celebration Suggestion: Writers Caf (Students read classmate stories and comment on them.)

Mentor Text: Arthur Writes a Story By Mark Brown The Pumpkin in the Jar Fireflies by Julie Brinckloe