Writing
Our writing time will focus on both the process of writing (what it means to be a writer living through the actual work of writing) and the products of writing (genres).
Units of Study | Time Frame of Study |
Getting Started | 1 week |
Who Is a Writer? | 1 week |
Kinds of Things Writers Make | 2 weeks |
How to Read Like Writers | 2 weeks |
Where Writers Get Ideas | 1 week |
Adding Text to Our Work | 1 week |
Illustrations | 2 weeks |
How to Use Punctuation | 2 weeks |
Obvious Text Structures | 3 weeks |
Author Study: Laura Numeroff | 2 weeks |
Non-Fiction | 4 weeks |
Author Study: Anna Dewdney | 2 weeks |
Poetry | 2 weeks |
Advice Writing | 2 weeks |
How to Use Punctuation | 1 week |
Obvious Text Structures | 2 weeks |
Literary Non-Fiction | 3 weeks |
Revision | 2 weeks |
Practical How-To | 2 weeks |
In addition to Writer’s Workshop, Adel Elementary teaches handwriting. Our handwriting program connects with Handwriting Without Tears and uses many of its elements. Letters are introduced in a formal manner with children having many opportunities for modeling, guided practice, and independent practice.