Grades K–5 | Modes & Traits Pacing Guide

GRADE K

UNIT 3: OPINION WRITING Week Days 1 and 2

UNIT 5: INFORMATIONAL WRITING Week Days 1 and 2

Days 3 and 4

Day 5

Days 3 and 4

Day 5

1

1

• Mode Lesson: Claim/Opinion • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: Perfect*

• Trait Lesson: Creating a Mighty Middle (Organization) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: Mouse at Night • Trait Lesson: Adding Energy (Voice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: Hiding Phil • Trait Lesson: Picking “Just Right” Words (Word Choice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: The Great Gracie Chase Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.

Conventions: Teach a grade-level standard for conventions and have students apply it by editing a piece of their writing from this week.

• Mode Lesson: Facts and Details • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: Plants Feed Me • Mode Lesson: Structure and Features • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: Plants Feed Me • Mode Lesson: Clarity and Focus • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: Plants Feed Me

• Trait Lesson: Matching Voice to Purpose (Voice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Hiding Phil • Trait Lesson: Selecting Surprise Words (Word Choice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: The Great Gracie Chase • Trait Lesson: Composing Sentences That Sound Like Music (Sentence Fluency) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: The Deep Blue Sea Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.

Conventions: Teach a skill from your grade’s standards and have students edit their writing from this week.

2

2

• Mode Lesson: Evidence • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: Perfect*

3

3

• Mode Lesson: Logic • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: Perfect*

4

• Trait Lesson: Using Interesting Details (Ideas) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Worms for Lunch?

4

• Trait Lesson: Punctuating Powerfully (Conventions)

• TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Monday Is One Day

UNIT 6: OPINION WRITING Week Days 1 and 2

UNIT 4: NARRATIVE WRITING Week Days 1 and 2

Days 3 and 4

Day 5

Days 3 and 4

Day 5

1

• Mode Lesson: Claim/Opinion • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: Rita and Ralph’s Rotten Day* • Mode Lesson: Evidence • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: Rita and Ralph’s Rotten Day* • Mode Lesson: Logic • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: Rita and Ralph’s Rotten Day* • Trait Lesson: Building Complete Sentences (Sentence Fluency) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: The Deep Blue Sea

• Trait Lesson: Adding a Terrific Title (Organization) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Mouse at Night • Trait Lesson: Finding Your Voice (Voice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Hiding Phil • Trait Lesson: Choosing Action Words (Word Choice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: The Great Gracie Chase Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.

Conventions: Teach a skill from your grade’s standards and have students edit their writing from this week.

1

• Mode Lesson: Plot • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: Penguinaut!

• Trait Lesson: Creating Sentences of Different Lengths (Sentence Fluency) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: The Deep Blue Sea

Conventions: Teach a grade-level standard for conventions and have students apply it by editing a piece of their writing from this week.

2

2

• Mode Lesson: Characters • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: Penguinaut!

• Trait Lesson: Developing Characters (Ideas)

• TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Worms for Lunch?

3

3

• Mode Lesson: Setting • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: Penguinaut!

• Trait Lesson: Finishing With an Excellent Ending (Organization) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Mouse at Night Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.

4

4

• Trait Lesson: Applying Basic Grammar (Conventions) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Monday Is One Day

*Hybrid text. See page 2 for an explanation.

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