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Concepts WRITING Standard 3.2	· Grammar · Writing Process · Mechanics · Spelling · Genre · Handwriting – Begin year by reviewing formations for cursive						· Test Taking Strategies · Spelling	· Grammar · Writing Process · Mechanics · Spelling · Genre · Handwriting
Skills	Identify sentences/fragments Know four kinds of sentences and appropriate punctuation Identify subjects and predicates Use a thesaurus Combine sentences using and Write a personal narrative using writing process Use guidelines for telling and listening to a story Learn spelling words of the week	Identify and spell singular and plural nouns Identify and form singular and plural possessive nouns Identify and write compound words Write a friendly letter using writing process	Identify and use common and proper nouns Use capital letter with proper nouns: names and titles, place names, & calendar words Revise sentences with proper nouns Identify and distinguish fact from opinion Write a persuasive paragraph using the writing process (example: write an advertisement)	Identify and use pronouns in the subjects and predicates of sentences Use I and me properly Use commas after yes/no, after the name of a person spoken to, and to separate words in a series Identify and use homophones Distinguish between broad and narrow topics for writing Write a non-fiction article by choosing a narrow topic	Identify and use action verbs Identify, use, and spell correctly the present and past tense of regular verbs Use pronouns and verbs that agree Revise sentences using exact verbs Use a graphic organizer to identify a problem and a solution Write a story with a problem and a solution Handwriting: Utilization of cursive in selected subjects	Identify and use the past tense forms of irregular verbs Identify and use forms of the linking verb be Distinguish between linking verb be and action verbs Identify main verbs and helping verbs Identify, form, and use pronoun contractions Use same verb tense when writing Write a biography	Demonstrate higher-order thinking skills through responses to short open-ended and essay questions in a content area in response to literature Take practice tests Identify and write couplets and tercets Become familiar with onomatopoeia Create a poem using the writing process	Identify and use adjectives that tell how many and what kind Identify and use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives with –er and -est Use the articles a, an, and the Use adjectives to add detail to writing Replace overused adjectives to improve writing Use a thesaurus to improve word choice Use sensory words and details to create a descriptive paragraph following the writing process Identify how things are alike and write a paragraph that compares (following the writing process) Utilize cursive throughout the school day	Identify and use adverbs that tell where? and when? Identify and use adverbs that tell how? and to recognize the –ly suffix Expand sentences using adverbs Identify, form and use contractions made with verbs Review: parts of speech, subjects, predicates, compound sentences Combine sentences using a comma and the word and Use synonyms and antonyms Write a How-To set of directions following the writing process
Essential Questions	What are the parts of a complete sentence? How do I organize sentences to construct a narrative?	How do I know the difference between singular and plural nouns, singular and plural possessive nouns? How do I write a friendly letter using the five parts?	How does my choice of nouns make my writing more interesting and accurate? When and how would I use persuasive writing?	What rules do I need to know so that I use I and me correctly in a sentence? How do I select a narrow topic to write a non-fiction article?	How do I spell present and past tense verbs? How does my choice of verbs make writing more interesting and accurate? How can I use a graphic organizer to write a story with a problem and a solution?	What is a biography? What information do I need to include in a biography?	How does following the writing process help improve my writing? What patterns can I use to write a poem?	How can I use sensory adjectives to write a descriptive paragraph? How can a writer show how things are similar?	How can I use adverbs to make my writing stronger? What words will help me write a How-To set of directions?
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