Play structure

Punctuation and
capitalization
Writing Strategy:
Use details
Attention to detail

I and me, we and

us
Possessive
Pronouns
Pronouns-verb
Agreement

Capitalization: Proper nouns; days, months, holidays

Book Titles: Begin the first word and each important word in a book title with a
capital letter; underline the title of a book.

Contractions

Contractions and Possessive Pronouns: An apostrophe takes the place of the

letter left out of a contraction; possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes;
don't confuse possessive pronouns with contractions (they're/their, you're/your,
it's/its)

Adhering to the
topic; beginning,
middle, end

Precise words
Lively words that
show enthusiasm
Beginning, middle,
end
Writing Strategy:
Story Map

Pronoun 'I': The pronoun 'I' is always a capital letter.

Use 'a' and 'an'

Commas in Sentences: Use commas to separate three or more words in a

series.
Proper Nouns: Begins with a capital letter; an abbreviation of a person's title
begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

Adjectives that
Compare

Apostrophes: Add an apostrophe and -s to make a singular noun possessive;

add an apostrophe to make most plural nouns possessive.

Adjectives

Attention to detail

Adverbs

Lively words that

show enthusiasm

Synonyms and
Antonyms

Write about an
interesting bug you have
seen.
Write about something
you like to pretend.

Report on a job that

interests you.
Research and write
about what a vet does.
Write a story about kids
making something with a
cardboard box.

Capitalization: The pronoun I; proper nouns

Sentence Punctuation: Begin every sentence with a capital letter; end
statements and commands with a period; end a question with a question mark;
end an exclamation with an exclamation point.

Sentence Fluency

Subjects

Sentence Fluency

Predicates

Sentence Punctuation: Begin every

sentence with a capital letter; end every
sentence with a special mark.
Proper Nouns: The name of a holiday
begins with a capital letter.

Sentence Fluency

Pronouns

Commas: Use between the day and year

in a date; between the name of a city
and state; after the greeting in a latter;
after the closing in a letter.

Presentation

Using I and Me

Presentation

Combining Sentences

I: The pronoun I is always a capital letter.

Capitalization of Nouns and Pronouns:
The Pronoun I is always a capital letter;
a proper nouns begins with a capital
letter.