Writing
The writing curriculum for the Snoqualmie Valley School District includes The Six Traits of Writing (ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions) and the writing process (pre-write, draft, revise, edit, publish).
Listed below are writing activities we will be working on throughout the year to help the students become more successful writers.
Word Work: This will provide children with the opportunity to learn to learn words, patterns, and spelling. During writing, the children will be encouraged to sound out words to the best of their abilities, use a dictionary, or ask for words to be added to their personal dictionaries. When they are ready to publish their work, I will help the students edit it for spelling, punctuation and grammar. This will help the students as they use the writing process.
Writing Process Projects: We will work on several forms of writing to meet many purposes of written communication.
Reader’s Response: Writing will be tied closely to reading. Journaling or prepared responses to literature, poetry, realistic fiction, and non-fiction will be excellent ways to stretch our learning across the curriculum.
Journals: Written communication helps us to reflect on feelings and experiences. Journaling based on our own experiences will provide important practice.
Instruction: The students will learn writing strategies and skills during whole or small group mini-lessons, as well as during individual conferences.
Listed below are writing activities we will be working on throughout the year to help the students become more successful writers.
Word Work: This will provide children with the opportunity to learn to learn words, patterns, and spelling. During writing, the children will be encouraged to sound out words to the best of their abilities, use a dictionary, or ask for words to be added to their personal dictionaries. When they are ready to publish their work, I will help the students edit it for spelling, punctuation and grammar. This will help the students as they use the writing process.
Writing Process Projects: We will work on several forms of writing to meet many purposes of written communication.
Reader’s Response: Writing will be tied closely to reading. Journaling or prepared responses to literature, poetry, realistic fiction, and non-fiction will be excellent ways to stretch our learning across the curriculum.
Journals: Written communication helps us to reflect on feelings and experiences. Journaling based on our own experiences will provide important practice.
Instruction: The students will learn writing strategies and skills during whole or small group mini-lessons, as well as during individual conferences.