The "Voice" part of writing helps you to write so that it sounds like you. Through your "voice" you show who you are with your words.

Week 1

Trait Skill: Tell How You Feel

Convention Focus: The words "here" and "hear" sound the same. They mean different things. 

Voice - Week 1 Day 1 - When You Write Your Words Have a Voice. Your Writing Voice Tells How You Feel

Voice - Week 1 Day 2 - What You Say Tells How You Feel

Voice - Week 1 Day 2 - Use Your Own Special Voice When You Tell About Feelings and Memories

Voice - Week 1 Day 4 - Use Your Own Special Voice When You Tell About Feelings and Memories

Voice - Week 1 Day 5 - Write Sentences About How You Feel

Week 2

Trait Skill: Write How You Feel

Convention Focus: Use capital letters in the greeting and closing of a letter, writing a letter

Voice - Week 2 Day 1 - Use Words that Match Your Voice

Voice - Week 2 Day 2 - Tell About Yourself

Voice - Week 2 Day 3 - Use the Right Voice to Tell About Yourself

Voice - Week 2 Day 4 - Use the Right Voice to Tell About Your Feelings

Voice - Week 2 Day 5 - Write a Letter That Tells How You Feel

Week 3

Trait Skill: Create a Mood

Convention Focus: End of sentence punctuation

Voice - Week 3 Day 1 - All Writing has a Mood. The Mood is How the Writing Makes You Feel

Voice - Week 3 Day 2 - Use the Right Words to Create a Mood

Voice - Week 3 Day 3 - Dialogue is What Characters Say in a Story. Dialogue Helps Create a Mood

Voice - Week 3 Day 4 - Use the Right Words, Actions and Dialogue to Create a Mood

Voice - Week 3 Day 5 - Write a Mood Story

Week 4

Trait Skill: Use Rhyming Words 

Convention Focus: Writing Poetry

• A poem has a title. Start each important word in the title with a capital letter. 
• Start each line of a poem with a capital letter. 
• Add a period, question mark or exclamation point at the end of a poem.

Voice - Week 4 Day 1 - Rhyming Words Have the Same Sound at the End. Some Poems Have Rhyming Words

Voice - Week 4 Day 2 - Some Poems Use Rhyming Words

Voice - Week 4 Day 3 - You Can Use Rhyming Words to Write a Poem

Voice - Week 4 Day 4 - Use Rhyming Words to Write a Poem About Yourself

Voice - Week 4 Day 5 - Writing Poems with Rhyming Words

Week 5

Trait Skill: Review

Convention Focus: Use commas: 

• to separate the date from the year
• after the greeting of a letter
• after the closing of a letter

Voice - Week 1 Day 1 - When You Tell How You Feel, Your Writing Has Good Voice

Voice - Week 5 Day 2 - Use Your Voice and Rhyming Words to Tell How You Feel

Voice - Week 5 Day 3 - Use the Right Words to Create a Mood

Voice - Week 5 Day 5 - Use Your Writing Voice to Create a Mood

Voice - Week 5 Day 5 - Write a Letter that Tells About an Exciting Adventure