1. Bristol Public Schools Elementary Writing Curriculum Kindergarten-Grade 5 May 2012

2. The Common Core State Standards The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing are broad standards that define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate. The standards are organized by: ▫Text Types and Purposes ▫Production and Distribution of Writing ▫Research to Build and Present Knowledge ▫Range of Writing

3. 2012- 2013 Aug/SepOct/NovNov/DecDec/JanJanFeb/MarchApril/MayMay/June K Launching Writing Workshop Telling and Writing Stories Listing and Labeling Pattern BooksWriting for Many Purposes (notes, letters, invitations, etc) All About How To Poetry/Songs Writing Small Moment Stories 1 Launching With Small Moments Raising the Quality of Small Moments Authors as Mentors Writing for Many Purposes: Persuasion (notes, letters, invitations, etc) How ToAll AboutPoetryNarrative Fairy Tales 2 Launching With Small Moment Expert Projects (All About) Realistic Fiction Writing for Many Purposes (friendly letters) Non Fiction Persuasive Review Narrative Fairy Tale PoetryNon Fiction Writing in the Content Area (Science) 3 Launching With Personal Narrative Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing Non Fiction Persuasive Essay Realistic Fiction Jan/Feb PoetryWriting in the Content Area (Science) Narrative Fairy Tales Test Writing Narrative 4 Launching With Personal Narrative Non Fiction Persuasive Essay Raising The Quality of Narrative Writing Narrative Fantasy Jan/FebPoetryNon Fiction Writing a Report- Feature Article Narrative Memoir: The Art of Writing Well Test Writing Narrative 5 Launching With Realistic Fiction Literary Essays: Writing About Non Fiction Persuasive Essay Writing in the Content Area (Science & Social Studies) Jan/Feb PoetryFiction Mystery Narrative Memoir: The Art of Writing Well Test Writing Expository

4. Writing Standards, K-5 The following standards for K–5 offer a focus for instruction each year to help ensure that students gain adequate mastery of a range of skills and applications. Each year in their writing, students should demonstrate increasing sophistication in all aspects of language use, from vocabulary and syntax to the development and organization of ideas, and they should address increasingly demanding content and sources. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and retain or further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades. The expected growth in student writing ability is reflected both in the standards themselves and in the collection of annotated student writing samples in Appendix C. Kindergartners:Grade 1 students:Grade 2 students: Text Types and Purposes 1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…) 1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce a topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. 1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons and provide a concluding section or section.

5. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented. 5 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented. 4 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. a. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. b. Provide reasons that support the opinion. c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons. 3 d. Provide a concluding statement or section. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an 2 opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, 1 state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is...). K

6. CCSS for Language The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language are broad standards that define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate. The K-5 language standards are organized by: ▫Conventions of Standard English ▫Knowledge of Language ▫Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

7. CCSS for Speaking and Listening The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening are also broad standards that define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate. These standards are organized into two sections: ▫Comprehension and Collaboration ▫Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

8. Kindergarten Unit Launching, Approximating Small Moments

9. Next Steps Draft Overview for K-5 teachers and building administrators Professional development-Summer Induction Academy K-5 grade level planning meetings, 2012-2013 school year Job embedded coaching