Writers Workshop: Tentative Schedule for the School Year

August/September
-Introduce Writers Workshop
-Develop rules and procedures
Learn how to write quietly
Building writing stamina

October
-Learn how to write for others.
-Practicing how to write high
frequency words.
-Learn how to use correct end
punctuation.

Special Events: All About me

Trait(s): Ideas

Special Events: Spooky

Stories, Whats in Wanda the
Witchs soup?, and Theres a
Monster under my bed.
Trait(s): Conventions

November
-Narrative Writing
Learn how narrative writing
has characters.
Learn how narrative writing
has a beginning, middle, and
end.
Learn how narrative writing
can be real or make believe.
Learn how narrative writing
has a sequential order.
Learn how narrative writing a
setting.
Special Events: If I was a
Turkey I would and I am
thankful for.
Trait(s): Ideas, Organization

December
-Informational Writing
Learn how informational
writing has transition words.
Learn how informational
writing has examples and
evidence.
Learn how informational
writing has a conclusion.
-How-to-Writing
Learn how to write a story
explaining how to do
something, make
something, or be
something.
Special Events: How to wrap a
present and How to build a
snowman.
Trait(s): Organization

January
-Realistic Fiction
Dialogue between characters.
Brainstorm real problems and
solutions.
Storytelling.
Special Events: Write about a
trip to the moon (Issacs
Newtons Birthday) and I have
a dream (Martin Luther King
Jr.s Birthday)
Trait(s): Voice, Word Choice

February
-Opinion Writing
Learn how to state an
opinion.
Learn how to use details to
support your opinion.
Learn how to use a
conclusion.
Special Events: If I could be a
sweet treat I would be and
On the 100th day of school
we
Trait(s): Presentation

March
-Writing a friendly letter
Learn the parts of a letter:
heading, greeting, body,
closing, and a signature.
Special Event: Write a letter to
a leprechaun about the luckiest
thing that has happened to
you.
Trait(s): Word choice,
Presentation

April
-Information Writing about
Science
Learn how to use diagram,
booklets, and illustrations to
help our writing.
Learn how to take notes.
Special Event: Spring is
colorful time because

May/June
-Poetry
There are different kinds of
poems: rhyme, free verse,
Acrostic poems, and etc.
Learn how to identify rhyme.
Special Events: My advice to
an incoming first grader and
On the last day of school
we

Trait(s): Conventions
Trait(s): Presentation