Communication:
The purpose of the video lesson is to go over the steps of the writing process. The accompanying handout leads the writer through the stages of the writing process to write a surprise story.
The purpose of the video lesson is to go over the steps of writing a friendly letter. The accompanying handout gives an example of a friendly letter, outlining the parts, as well as an opportunity to write a friendly letter.
The purpose of the video lesson is to review how to use a thesaurus.
The purpose of the video lesson is to review effective sentences techniques for mystery story writing. The accompanying handout provides a synopsis of these sentence techniques.
This video lesson reviews the steps in writing a friendly letter.
The purpose of the video lesson is to explore the components of a character profile, gives an example and then the opportunity for students to write a character profile of their own. The accompanying handout is a graphic organizer that can be used for developing a character profile.
The purpose of the video lesson is to review the components of a friendly letter. The accompanying handout includes a letter that students are asked to respond to in friendly letter format.
The purpose of the video lesson is to outline how to write a metaphor. The accompanying handout has students look at metaphors in their readings and then write some of their own.
The purpose of the video lesson is to outline how to write compare and contrast paragraphs. The accompanying handout provides a compare and contrast paragraph graphic organizer that students can use to complete a paragraph in which they compare and contrast the topic given or ones of their choice.
This graphic organizer helps grade one students plan a story with:
- A title or topic
- Beginning: Make it sound interesting!
- Middle: 3 details!
- Ending: Something for reader to remember!
The purpose of this lesson is to explore the characteristics of a good sentence.
Included:
-YouTube video to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 1 - What is a Sentence?
-Handouts:
HO-3 - Find the Sentence
HO-4 - Write a Sentence
The purpose of this lesson is to explore how to write a friendly letter.
Included:
-YouTube video to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 2 - How to Write a Friendly Letter
-Handouts:
HO-6 - Friendly Letter Draft
HO-7 - Friendly Letter Revision and Editing Questions
HO-8 - Good Copy Letter
The purpose of this lesson is to explore how and why we put words in alphabetical order.
Included:
-YouTube video to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 3 - Alphabetical Order
-Handouts:
HO-10 Alphabetical Order
HO-11 Alphabetical Order
The purpose of this lesson is to explore how to write a name poem.
Included:
-YouTube video to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 5 - Writing a Name Poem
The purpose of this lesson is to provide graphic organizers to support students in writing an adventure story.
Included:
- Handouts:
HO-19 Planning an Adventure Story Unit 4
HO-20 Adventure Story DRAFT Unit 4
HO-21 Adventure Story Final-Polished Copy Unit 4
This resource provides a step-by-step overview of the writing process.
Included:
A YouTube video that outlines the writing process
Handout: HO-4 The Writing Process Unit 1 (overview sheet)
This resource provides students with an overview of how to write a postcard and the opportunity to create one of their own. Included:
YouTube video - How to Write a Postcard
Handout - HO-20 Write a Postcard
This resource provides students with an overview of how to write a friendly letter and the opportunity to create one of their own. Included:
YouTube video - How to Write a Friendly Letter
Handout - HO-9 - Friendly Letter Template
This resource includes 5 videos for each of 5 weeks to assist students in developing writing trait skills in the following areas:
-Ideas
-Organization
-Word Choice
-Sentence Fluency
-Voice
**Please note: Conventions is embedded throughout
The resource offers video lessons on the three of the writing traits at the grade 3 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 3, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits covered include:
- organization
- word choice
- sentence fluency