DLC Writing Traits - Grade One
The "Organization" part of writing is what holds everything together. It puts ideas in an order than makes sense. It gives writing a strong beginning, middle and end.
Week 1
Trait Skill: Beginning, Middle, and End
Convention Focus: Review of capitals at beginning of a sentence, on names, and the word I.
Organization Trait - Week 1 Day 1 - A Story Has a Beginning, Middle and an End
Organization Trait - Week 1 Day 2 - A Story Has a Beginning, Middle and an End
Organization Trait - Week 1 Day 3 - A Story Has a Beginning, Middle and an End
Organization - Week 1 Day 4 - Give Your Story a Beginning, Middle and End
Organization Trait - Week 1 Day 5 - Write a Story That Has a Beginning, Middle and End
Week 2
Trait Skill: Put Things in the Right Order, Tell About Things in the Order They Happen
- Order Words - "First, Next, Then, Last"
Convention Focus: A telling sentence ends with a period
Organization Trait - Week 2 Day 1
Organization Trait - Week 2 Day 2
Organization Trait- Week 2 Day 3
Organization Trait - Week 2 Day 4
Organization Trait - Week 2 Day 5 - Write About Things in the Order They Happen
Week 3
Trait Skill: Write a Complete Ending
Convention Focus: The words "to" and "two" sound the same. They mean different things.
Organization Trait - Week 3 Day 1 - The Ending Tells the Last Part of the Story
Organization Trait - Week 3 Day 2 - Finish Your Writing with a Good Ending
Organization Trait - Week 3 Day 3 - Finish Your Writing with a Good Ending
Organization Trait - Week 3 Day 4
Organization Trait - Week 3 Day 5 - Write a Good Ending
Week 4
Trait Skill: Group by How Things Are the Same or Different
Convention Focus: Start a month and days of the week with a capital letter
Organization Trait - Week 4 Day 1 - Some Things are the Same, Some Things are Different
Organization Trait - Week 4 Day 2 - Some Things are Alike
Organization Trait - Week 4 Day 3 - Tell How Things are the Same or Different
Organization Trait - Week 4 Day 4 - Preparing to Write
Organization - Week 4 Day 5 - Write About How Things are the Same and Different
Week 5
Trait Skill: Review
Convention Focus: Start each word in the name of a street with a capital letter
Organization Trait - Week 5 Day 1 - Beginning, Middle, End
Organization Trait - Week 5 Day 2 - Good Endings
Organization Trait - Week 5 Day 3 - Same and Different
Organization Trait - Week 5 Day 4 - Putting Things in the Order They Happen
Organization Trait - Week 5 Day 5 - Write About Things in the Order They Happen