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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