Writer’s Workshop: Each writing period starts with a mini-lesson from the teacher. During this time the teacher instructs the whole class on a writing technique that is not just appropriate to that unit of study, but to their life as a writer. Students have the opportunity to engage this skill while still in a whole group; this is an opportunity for them to try it out before working independently.
Students work within specific genres, but each individual student generates his/her own ideas. Students are taught to brainstorm ideas, draft a story, revise and edit that story and publish their writing into a final piece.
Click here for a link to the CBRSD Grade 1 ELA Curriculum Roadmap.
Units of Study in First Grade Writing
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Quarter 1
| Small Moments: Writing with Focus, Detail and Dialogue |
Quarter 2
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Non Fiction Chapter Books
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Quarter 3
| Writing Reviews (Opinion) |
Quarter 4
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From Scenes to Series
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