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Table of Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Good Writing Traits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Sample Scoring Rubric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Standards for Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Ideas and Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Giraffe¡ªA Linny¡ªAll About You¡ªMy Friend¡ªHow to Smile¡ªHappy Ways¡ªSpace Log¡ª.

The Astronaut¡¯s Log¡ªCrab Crossing¡ªSmoke Jumper¡ªHot-Water Monkeys¡ªA Special Thing¡ª.

Someday¡ªThe Tadpole¡ªAnteater Facts¡ªAnteater in the City¡ªA Rainy Place¡ªThe Flood¡ª.

Whose Kitchen?¡ªWhose Living Room?¡ªTiger!¡ªTrip to the Zoo¡ªWhat Do You Say?¡ª.

The Hungry Gorilla¡ªName Poem

Word Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Cold or Freezing?¡ªWarm or Hot?¡ªYesterday¡ªTomorrow¡ªThe Elephant¡ªWhat Is It?¡ª.

The Mountain¡ªStory Plan¡ªTitle Excitement!¡ªA Must-Read!¡ªSwimming with Penguins¡ª.

Swimming with a Whale¡ªWriting to Whom?¡ªThe Visitor¡ªWhat¡¯s Buzzing?¡ªOn the Farm¡ª.

What Animal?¡ªThe Talking Animal¡ªThe Vet¡¯s View¡ªThe Rhino¡¯s View¡ªTooth or Teeth?¡ª.

How Many in a Week?¡ªDifferent Places¡ªHow Do You Know?¡ªTongue Twisters

Fluency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

What to Do with an Ear!¡ªJim the Kangaroo¡ªIs it Yucky?¡ªThe Grasshopper¡ªWhat Weather?¡ª.

Raining Ice Cream¡ªWhat¡¯s the Game?¡ªSports Announcer¡ªThree, Two, One¡ªShort and Long¡ª.

To the Top!¡ªThe Climber¡ªFirst, Second, Third¡ªShoes First¡ªParty!¡ªSurprise Party!¡ª.

Thank-You Note¡ªThe Jellyfish¡ªBig and Small¡ªPete and Penny¡ªThe Beach¡ª.

Where You Have Never Gone¡ªThe Oregon Trail¡ªA New Place¡ªLost!

Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Lion at the Movies¡ªCrocodile at the Pool¡ªThe Best Pet¡ªThe Happy Seal¡ªYellowstone¡ªOld Faithful¡ª

Skateboarder Hawk¡ªLearning Something New¡ªYellow Walls¡ªPainted Rooms¡ªWhen What?¡ª.

The Dog and the Bone¡ªNight Sounds¡ªThe Owl¡ªSeasons¡ªThe Opposite¡ªA Favorite Spot¡ª.

Pig¡¯s Place¡ªName Writing¡ªState Writing¡ªAbe¡¯s Trick¡ªKing Midas¡ªA Hero¡ªSuperpower!¡ªSplat!

Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Story Start¡ªThe Tortoise and the Rabbit¡ªTalking on the Phone¡ªRiddles¡ªThe First Voyage of Columbus

¡ªTreasure Hunt¡ªThe Coat Hanger¡ªLost and Found¡ªWhat Pup?¡ªWho Is Knocking?¡ªRoof Ride¡ª

Two Days at Sea¡ªThe Sun¡ªAnimal Moves¡ªWhere in the School?¡ªThe Secret Tunnel¡ªEating an

Orange¡ªThe Wrong Banana¡ªWhere¡¯s the Lemonade?¡ªGobble it Down!¡ªBen and the Turkey¡ª.

Ben and the Fire¡ªThe School Day¡ªThe Cat¡¯s Work¡ªThe Hiccups

Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Big City/Small City¡ªOn Orange Street¡ªThe Escape Man¡ªThe Egg¡ªThe Biggest Animal¡ª.

The Fastest Animal¡ªEight Arms¡ªSee the Sea¡ªHow Do You Hear?¡ªThe Woodchuck¡ªExciting Sport¡ª

Horse Race¡ªCome See Sue!¡ªStarring You!¡ªThe Climbing Man¡ªThe Biggest¡ªNot Hot¡ª.

Blue Polar Bear¡ªSomething Weird¡ªA Weird Sight¡ªAll About Bones¡ªSeven and Seven¡ª.

What Goes with Ant?¡ªThe Visiting Aunt¡ªInitials

Writing Prompts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

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The Hungry Gorilla

Ideas and Content

Sam was eating a sandwich

in his kitchen. A hungry gorilla

came in without knocking. The

hungry gorilla grabbed the

sandwich. He ate it with his

mouth open. Then he burped.

Teach readers how to be polite. Use the gorilla as an example.

Rewrite the story above. This time, correct all the things the gorilla

does wrong. Write your new story.

The Polite Hungry Gorilla

Sam was eating a sandwich in his kitchen. A hungry gorilla













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You own a bookstore. You want

to sell lots of books. To sell more

books, you put up a sign. The sign

makes the book sound exciting.

Word Choice

Escape by a Hair!

Read how three little

pigs were almost eaten

by a big, bad wolf!

Think of a book, story, or nursery .

rhyme you have read. Write a sign about the story that makes

people want to buy the book. Your sign should have a title and at

least one sentence.

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Tongue Twisters

Word Choice

Read these tongue twisters. What beginning letter sound do you

hear the most in each one?

Super silly Sally sells seashells at the sandy seashore.

Letter sound: 

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper

picked a peck of pickled peppers, where¡¯s the peck of pickled

peppers Peter Piper picked?

Letter sound: 

Tongue twisters are fun to hear and say. They can be hard to say.

They can make you feel like your tongue is getting all twisted up!

Write a sentence that is fun to hear and say. You can write about

something real or make something up. Try to make as many

words have the same beginning letter sound as you can.







Be ready to read your sentence out loud. Is it fun to say?

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Raining Ice Cream

Fluency

Imaginary weather can be very strange! Pretend that it is raining

ice cream! Is that good or bad? What might happen?

Write a dialogue in which you and someone else talk about .

ice-cream rain.

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