Rockingham County Pacing Guide Writing/2nd Grade

1st 6-Weeks

Student Outcome Standard Course of

Study (SCOS)

Strategies

Resources

Students will spell 3-4 letter words correctly.

5.01 Utilize Fundations resources.

Students will use prewriting strategies to draft ideas, information, and details.

4.06 4.07

Model Graphic Organizers

Students will add simple details to writing. 3.03 Use Mentor Texts Students will identify and use complete sentences in their writing.

3.05 5.05

Utilize Fundations resources

Students will begin to edit their own writing.

5.05

Mini-lesson to model editing.

Students will read and reread own writing while drafting.

4.07 5.05

Mini-lessons and model

Students will use vocabulary from literature in writing and oral expression.

3.04 4.02

Use Mentor Texts Read aloud

Students will begin personal narratives. Mini-lessons Modeling

Students will use basic capitalization and punctuation in their own writing. (periods, question marks, exclamation marks)

5.02 5.03

Modeling

Students will use available resources to spell High Frequency words correctly.

5.01 Word Wall, Personal Word Wall in Writing folder, etc.

Fundations Classroom Kits

Graphic Organizers (Harcourt)

Activboard Trade Books Mentor Texts-possible

2nd grade mentor text library

Shared writing of peers Portfolios Notebook Paper and

other varied writing papers

Word Wall Personal Dictionaries Journals

Students will complete assessment during the first three weeks of school:

Write about what you did over the summer.

Assess

Rockingham County Pacing Guide

Writing/2nd Grade 2nd 6-Weeks

Student Outcome

Standard Course of

Study (SCOS)

Strategies

Resources

Students will begin to write a simple paragraph and indent the first sentence.

3.05 5.03 5.05 5.06

Daily model

Students will write daily, applying strategies modeled and taught by teacher.

3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 4.07

Utilize Writing Folder Model

Students will use graphic organizers to organize and plan writing.

2.08 4.06 4.07 4.08

Model Use of and Display Graphic Organizers

Students will focus on beginning, middle, and end.

4.06 4.07 4.08

Create an “Expert List” of topics with each child

Students will revise by adding beginning, middle, or ending in response to questions and discussions during conferences.

4.07 5.05

Utilize Editing Checklist

Super Sentence Activities

Mentor Texts Journaling Graphic Organizers,

Thinking Maps, etc. Lucy Calkins and

Stephanie Parsons Expert Lists Editing Checklist

Rockingham County Pacing Guide Writing/2nd Grade

3rd 6-Weeks

Student Outcome

Standard Course of

Study (SCOS)

Strategies

Resources

Students will compose stories containing characters, setting, and events in sequential order.

3.03

Writing Portfolio for stories, ideas, drafts, celebration pieces, etc.

Students will write and indent a simple paragraph independently including details.

5.03

Model with mentor texts

Students will begin advanced capitalization and punctuation in their own writing.

3.05 5.03

Model with mentor texts

Students will use new vocabulary and synonyms in their own writing.

4.02

Glittering word list used as a resource

Students will use correct plural form of common nouns and age-appropriate contractions.

5.06 Language Lessons

Students will publish written product with beginning, middle, and end.

Pre-made books used to motivate “author” status

Dedication page and “All About Me” page to promote authors

Students will complete assessment at the end of the 3rd 6 weeks: Write about your favorite holiday.

Assess

Sequence Charts Mentor Texts, Fiction (e.g. Fairy Tales) Super Paragraph activities Mentor Texts- e.g. The

Perfect Punctuation Pop-Up Book, by Kate Petty and Jennie Maizels

Daily Language Vocabulary Cluster Wall Pre-made books Author chair and

microphone (for sharing) All About Me page Dedication page Assessment

Rockingham County Pacing Guide

Writing/2nd Grade 4th 6-Weeks

Student Outcome

Standard Course of

Study (SCOS)

Strategies

Resources

Students will begin to experiment with non-fiction writing on familiar topics.

3.02 4.08

Scrapbook (field trips) Famous People Research Animal Research

Students will edit writing for capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and sequence.

5.01 5.02 5.05

Editing checklist Peer editing Conferences

Students will revise to clarify meaning, expand, and elaborate on details.

4.02 4.04 4.07

Conferences with teacher and with peers

Students will independently use graphic organizers to compose first drafts.

4.06 4.07

Modeling

Teaching Nonfiction Writing by Tony Stead

Daily Language Lucy Calkins and

Stephanie Parsons Various Literature Graphic Organizers,

Thinking Maps, etc.

Rockingham County Pacing Guide

Writing/2nd Grade 5th 6-Weeks

Student Outcome

Standard Course of

Study (SCOS)

Strategies

Resources

Students will independently edit writing for capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and sequence.

5.03

Modeling Mentor Texts

Students will write in various forms of genre.

3.05 4.06

Writing Folder “Variety List” Poetry Club for introducing various

poems Students will independently use available spelling resources in their own writing.

5.01

Word Wall Activities

Students will use conventional spelling with the aid of spelling resources in their own writing. (dictionaries, computer, etc.)

5.01 5.02

Guide word instruction Spell Check Peer edit Teacher edit

Students will organize and write stories that contain several paragraphs and elaborate details.

5.03 Author’s chair share Illustrate at art table Presentation through oral read

Students will begin incorporating literary language patterns and more complex grammar.

4.01 4.02

Editing

Daily Language Mentor Texts Literature Book Fundations Word Wall, Personal Word

Wall, Dictionary, etc. Journaling Author’s Chair Pre-made books Various art supplies

(crayons, colored pencils, markers)

Rockingham County Pacing Guide Writing/2nd Grade

6th 6-Weeks

Student Outcome Standard Course of

Study (SCOS)

Strategies

Resources

Students will use media and technology to enhance their own writing.

4.09

Use Computer (PowerPoint, Word) Use an “Author’s Tea” to showcase

work using technology

Students will reflect personal responses to literature in a variety of ways such as dioramas, brochures, graphs, surveys, posters, and mobiles.

4.06 4.08

Animal research Field trip scrapbooks Famous people web resources

Students will publish writing projects with teacher support, and be able to:

o Use expanded vocabulary. o Use editing to check

complete sentences and word order.

o Proofread and edit for punctuation, capitalization, spacing, and alignment.

o Use more conventional than temporary spelling.

o Spells most words correctly.

4.08 4.09 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06

Publish to include writing, conferencing, rewriting, artist table, sharing, recording and being part of presenting to a group outside of the classroom

Students will complete the end of year writing assessment: Write about an interesting animal that you have learned about this year. Write a nonfiction piece about that animal.

Assess

Computer Lab Powerpoint, Moviemaker,

etc. Textbooks Daily Language Language Book Editing checklist Author’s chair and

microphone Art table Author crown Celebrate with tea party