Woodland Park School District Writing Curriculum

Woodland Park School District

Writing Curriculum

English Language Arts

Curriculum Writers: Elisabetta Macchiavello, Nancy Munro, Lisa Healey-Wilk,

Samantha Krasnomowitz, Monica Voinov, Michele Skrbic, Krystal Capo, Nicole Webb,

Veronica Seavy, Pamela Yesenosky, Steve Sans, Rosemary Ficcara, Laura Masefield,

Meghan Glenn

2016-2017

Carmela Triglia

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Contents

K-8 Curriculum Map ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Kindergarten Writing Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Unit Title: Building a Talking Community: Oral Language .......................................................................................................................................... 6

Unit 1: Launch Writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Unit 2: Writers are Readers ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Unit 3: How-To Books ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Unit 4: Persuasive Writing ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

First Grade Writing Curriculum ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Unit 1 Title: Launching/ Small Moments (Narrative) ............................................................................................................................................... 19

Unit 2: How-To Writing ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 22

Unit 3: Writing Non-Fiction (Information) ................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Unit 4: Opinion Writing ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Unit 5: Realistic Fiction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Unit 5: Poetry ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33

Second Grade Writing Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................................................ 35

Unit Title: Narrative Writing/Small Moments .......................................................................................................................................................... 36

Unit Title: Writing About Reading ............................................................................................................................................................................. 41

Unit Title: Lab Reports and Science Books................................................................................................................................................................ 46

Unit Title: Poetry ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Third Grade Writing Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................................................... 56

Unit Title: Routines: Launching the Writing Workshop ............................................................................................................................................ 57

Unit Title: Unit 1 Crafting True Stories...................................................................................................................................................................... 59

Unit Title: Unit 2: The Art of Information Writing .................................................................................................................................................... 61

Unit Title: Unit 3 Changing the World ...................................................................................................................................................................... 64

Unit Title: Unit 4 Once Upon a Time ......................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Unit Title: Unit 5 Poetry ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 68

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Fourth Grade Writing Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................................................. 71

Unit Title: Routines: Launching the Writing Workshop ............................................................................................................................................ 72

Unit Title: Unit 1: Arc of Story ................................................................................................................................................................................... 74

Unit Title: Unit 2: Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive ................................................................................................................................ 76

Unit Title: Unit 3: Bringing History to Life ................................................................................................................................................................. 78

Unit Title: Unit 4: Literary Essay: Fiction Writing ...................................................................................................................................................... 81

Unit Title: Unit 5: Journalism and Opinion Writing: Myths, Folklore and Tall Tales ............................................................................................... 83

Unit Title: Unit 6: Poetry .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 86

Grade Five Writing Curriculum ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 88

Unit Title: Narrative Fan Fiction: Writing Inspired by our Favorite Stories .............................................................................................................. 89

Unit Title: Informational Writing - Nonfiction Picture Books ................................................................................................................................... 93

Unit Title: Research Based Argument Essay ............................................................................................................................................................. 97

Unit Title: Speeches - Career and Innovation Speeches ......................................................................................................................................... 102

Unit Title: Fantasy ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Grade Six Writing Curriculum ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 110

Unit Title: Narrative Realistic Fiction - Creating Believable Characters ................................................................................................................. 111

Unit Title: Argument - The Literary Essay ............................................................................................................................................................... 115

Unit Title: Informational Text - Teaching Books ..................................................................................................................................................... 120

Unit Title: Biography - Writing about Influential People (Mixed Genre) ................................................................................................................ 124

Unit Title: Poetry ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 128

Seventh Grade Writing Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................................................. 131

Unit Title: Narrative: Realistic Fiction: Symbolism, Syntax and Truth .................................................................................................................... 132

Unit Title: Journalism: Uncovering the Stories of Our World ................................................................................................................................. 136

Unit Title: The Art of Argument .............................................................................................................................................................................. 141

Unit Title: Poetry - Self Portraits ............................................................................................................................................................................. 144

Unit Title: Cross Genre: Developing Writing Styles and Craft through Social Issues ................................................................................................. 146

Eighth Grade Writing Curriculum................................................................................................................................................................................ 148

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Unit Title: Narrative Realistic Fiction - Realistic Fiction: Using Story Elements to Convey Ideas ............................................................................... 149

Unit Title: Argument Writing .................................................................................................................................................................................. 151

Unit Title: Informational Writing - Historical Perspective ...................................................................................................................................... 153

Unit Title: Memoir - Sharing our Story ................................................................................................................................................................... 156

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K-8 Curriculum Map

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

K

Building a Talking

Community

Launch Writing

Launch Writing

Writers are

Readers

Writers are

Readers

How-To Books

How-To Books

Persuasive

Writing

Persuasive

Writing

Persuasive

Writing

1

Launch/Small

Moments

How-To Writing

How-To Writing

Writing NonFiction

Writing NonFiction

Opinion Writing

Writing About

Reading

Lab Reports and

Science Books

Lab Reports and

Science Books

Launch/Small

Moments

Opinion Writing

Realistic Fiction

How-To Writing

2

Narrative Writing

Narrative Writing

Writing About

Reading

Writing About

Reading

Realistic Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Lab Reports and

Science Books

Poetry

Poetry

If..Then¡­

Poetry

3

Routines

Crafting True

Stories

Crafting True

Stories

The Art of

Information

Writing

The Art of

Information

Writing

Changing The

World

Changing the

World

Once Upon a

Time

Once Upon a

Time

Poetry

Personal/

Persuasive

Bringing History

to Life

Bringing History

to Life

Literary EssayFiction

Literary EssayFiction

Mythology/

Folk Lore

Mythology/

Folk Lore

Poetry/Drama

Prose

Poetry/Drama

Prose

Informational

Writing

Informational

Writing

Research Based

Argument Essay

Research Based

Argument Essay

Career Speeches

Fantasy

Fantasy

Arc of Story

4

Routines

5

Launch/

Fan Favorites

Arc of Story

Fan Favorites

Personal/

Persuasive

Informational

Writing

Research Based

Argument Essay

Career Speeches

Biography

6

Narrative

Realistic Fiction

Narrative

Realistic Fiction

ArgumentLiterary Essay

Argument ¨C

Literary Essay

Argument ¨C

Literary Essay

Teaching Books

7

Launch/

Realistic Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Journalism

Journalism

Journalism

Argument

Argument

Poetry

Social Issues

Social Issues

Realistic Fiction

Argument

Writing

Argument

Writing

Argument

Writing

Informational

Writing

Informational

Writing

Memoir

Memoir

Poetry

8

Realistic Fiction

Teaching Books

Biography

Poetry

Poetry

4

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