Units of Study in Writing, Grade 1 without Trade Pack (3rd Ed)
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The Units of Study in Writing for Grade 1 will help your students to build on all the important skills they learned in kindergarten, and to start writing in new genres and styles. In Unit 1, Small Moments, youngsters will learn to cup their hands around the small moments of their lives and to turn those small moments into sequential, detailed little stories. They’ll start to notice things like sound words and focus on using more precise language to get across meaning. Across Unit 2, Topic Books, you’ll get students started writing information books about their classroom, their own special place in the world. At the end of this unit, students will return to the same shelves and bins that originally sparked ideas for writing and add their own books to the library. In Unit 3, Writing Reviews, you’ll help your first graders appreciate the power and purposes of opinion writing. You’ll help them understand that, in this genre, people sort, rank, categorize, explain, convince, persuade, argue, give in, and ultimately change and are changed. Finally, in Unit 4, From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction, you’ll bring your students into the magical world of pretend—where they create characters and imagine what happens to them. Students will start series writing. Yes, series! By the end of first grade, your students will be writing, editing, and revising their work with a greater sense of independence, ready to show off the unique, personal series of books they’ve created.
Unit Titles
- Small Moments (Unit 1)
- Topic Books (Unit 2)
- Writing Reviews (Unit 3)
- From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction (Unit 4)
