Second Grade Writing Workshop Unit of Study: January-February Unit 4 Expert Projects- Writing Informational Texts

Week 1 Reading like a writer. Informational AuthorsClaire Llewellyn, Jennifer Dussling, Nicola Davies CC Curricular Writing pg. 49 Writers study books for craft ideas LC Nonfiction (pg. 49) Reading like a writer. Informational Anchor Chart Setting a Purpose Writers are expert LC Nonfiction (pg. 3): Create lists Partners talk about what they know LC Nonfiction (pg. 6) Tell partners all they know about the topics on their expert lists.

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Writers choose a topic they know a lot about and write about it LC Nonfiction (pg. 50)

Week 2

CC Curricular Writing pg. 49 Planning ways to write about a topic. Table of contents Headings

Writers use books to find information about a topic LC Nonfiction (pg. 57)

Writers write an introduction to a book. Intros Leads CC Curricular Writing pg. 52 Writers spend time developing their chapters LC Nonfiction (pg. 71)

Writers use diagrams in their writing. Anchor Charts Text Features CC Curricular Writing pg. 50 Writers spend time developing their chapters LC Nonfiction (pg. 71)

Week 3

Writers write a How To section LC Nonfiction (pg. 210)

Informational writers use quotations, numbers and specific examples. CC Curricular Writing pg. 54 Writers organize their sections about a topic. CC Curricular Writing pg. 56

Writers research their topic LC Nonfiction (pg. 56)

Week 4

Writers make claims and support them with evidence. CC Curricular Writing pg. 54

Writers use comparisons to help readers picture things. (metaphor/simile) CC Curricular Writing pg. 55

Writers use content specific vocabulary. CC Curricular Writing pg. 55

Writers make a glossary. CC Curricular Writing pg. 57

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Second Grade Writing Workshop Unit of Study: January-February Unit 4 Expert Projects- Writing Informational Texts

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Week 5

Writers use computers to research their topic. Paraphrasing

Partners read chapters for clarity. CC Curricular Writing pg. 57

Writers edit using a checklist. CC Curricular Writing pg. 58

Writers use genre checklists. Text features CC Curricular Writing pg. 58

Writers rewrite their table of contents in the correct order LC Nonfiction (pg. 63)

Week 6

Informational books have covers (front and back). CC Curricular Writing pg. 57

Publish LC Nonfiction (pg.113)

Publish LC Nonfiction (pg. 113)

Presentation-Author Celebration Oral Presentation Expert Fair

* At least one chapter in this unit should be published electronically (Common Core Anchor Standard K-5 Writing 2W6)

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