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Skills	Know four kinds of sentences and appropriate punctuation Identify subjects and predicates Use a thesaurus Combine sentences Write a personal narrative in time order following the five steps of the writing process Write a friendly letter Learn spelling words of the week Apply spelling/vocab. words in oral and written communication Handwriting: Review letter formations for cursive	Identify and spell singular and plural nouns Identify common and proper nouns Use capital letters with proper nouns Identify and use singular and plural possessive nouns Utilize compound words Revise sentences with nouns Differentiate between fact and opinion Write a persuasive paragraph using a topic sentence and details following the writing process Handwriting: Total immersion of cursive into all subject areas	Recognize and use subject, object, and possessive pronouns Determine when to use the pronouns I, me, we, and us in sentences Choose correct homophone in context Revise sentences with pronouns Focus on similes and metaphors Write a quatrain following the writing process	Write with action verbs Use linking verbs in sentences Identify main verbs and helping verbs Select correct verb tense Use prefixes to understand word meaning Revise sentences with verbs Write a How-To set of directions following the writing process Punctuate correctly using commas	Construct sentences with subjects and verbs that agree Know forms of irregular verbs and apply appropriately Identify and use verb contractions and contractions with not Use context clues to determine meaning of vocabulary Revise sentences with verbs Locate research sources and take notes to create an outline Write a biography following the writing process	Identify and write with adjectives Use suffixes to understand word meaning Expand sentences using adjectives Focus on sensory words to create multi -paragraph description writing process Write a story using a picture prompt	Demonstrate higher-order thinking skills through responses to short open-ended and essay questions in response to literature Take practice tests	Identify and write with adverbs Use synonyms and antonyms Expand sentences using adverbs Focus on a strategy for imaging and create a fable following the writing process Use quotations appropriately in dialogue	Review: parts of speech, subjects, predicates, compound sentences Combine sentences Write a paragraph that contrasts following the writing process
Essential Questions	How does using the steps of the writing process help organize and improve my writing?	When and why would you use persuasive writing?	How does comparing using similes and metaphors help you create vivid images?	Why and when do I need to write directions?	Where can you find the resources for factual information?	How does writing with adjectives enhance meaning?	How does following the writing process help improve my writing?	How do writer’s indicate conversation between characters?	How can a writer show how things are similar or different?
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