Writing Units of Study – Grade 2

Length of Study

Units of Study

Genre, Process or Craft

Type of Publication

Number of Publications

Six Trait Writing Focus

Habits of Mind & Key Ideas

Resources

3 weeks

Storytelling

Process

Tape Recorded

Retelling

1

Ideas

Organization

*topics

Beginning,

Middle, End

Elements

*wordless picture books

*Knots on a Counting Rope

*Community storytellers

*Folktales

*How I spent my summer      

 Vacation

*Tell Me a Story Momma

 Books

3 weeks

Writer’s Build

Good Habits

Process

None

None

Materials

Organization

*learn how ww will go

*build a community of writers

*How to Be an Author

WLIW videos at http://www.wliw.org/itv/
phonics

1 week

Revision

(Ideas)

Craft

None

None

Ideas

*sticking to a main   

 idea

*making a picture

  Reader’s mind

*Arthur Writes a Story

*6 Traits teacher manual and overheads

1 week

Conventions

(Spelling)

Process

Personal Narrative

1

Conventions

*independently use spelling strategies and tools

*dictionary

*Quickwords

*Word Wall

3 weeks

Small Moments

Genre

Personal

Narrative

1

Ideas

Organization

*narrowing topic

*clear B, M, E

*Lucy Calkins-Small Moment

*Rollercoaster

1 week

Revision

Organization

Craft

Personal

Narrative

1

Organization

*1 topic

*B, M, E

*6 Traits teacher manual and overheads

Length of Study

Units of Study

Genre, Process or Craft

Type of Publication

Number of Publications

Six Trait Writing Focus

Habits of Mind & Key Ideas

Resources

1 week

Conventions

(End Marks)

Craft

Personal

Narrative

1

Conventions

*end marks are necessary

*6 Traits teacher manual

*Punctuation Takes a Vacation

*Yo Yes

*Fresh Approach to Teaching Punctuation

2 weeks

Friendly Letter

Writing

Genre

Letter

1

Organization

Ideas

*functional writing

*Dear Mr. Blueberry

*Dear Santa

2 weeks

Writing about Reading and Listening

(EPAL format)

Process

(Test-Taking Skills)

Written Responses

Several

Ideas

Organization

*listening skills

*key elements of a written response

*SPECS

*EPAL practice materials

*Think Alongs

WLIW videos at http://www.wliw.org/itv/

Brainpop at www.brainpop.com

3 weeks

Non-Fiction

(How To)

Genre

How To Piece

1

Organization

Ideas

*writing has a purpose

*How To books

*Lucy Calkins non-fiction

Readwritethink at http://www.readwritethink.org/ Fact Fragment Frenzy from student materials from Read.Write Think

4 weeks

Memoir

Genre

Memoir

1

Voice

Ideas

*reflective thinking

*Patricia Polacco

*Cynthia Rylant

*Tomie DePaola

WLIW videos at http://www.wliw.org/itv/

Readwritethink at
http://www.readwritethink.org/ Character trading cards for Character Unit of Study.

Length of Study

Units of Study

Genre, Process or Craft

Type of Publication

Number of Publications

Six Trait Writing Focus

Habits of Mind & Key Ideas

Resources

1 week

Revision

(Voice)

Craft

Memoir

1

Voice

*voice conveys feelings and attitudes

*6 Traits teacher manual and overheads

*Alexander and the…

*Mama Had a Dancing Heart

1 week

Conventions

(Editing Symbols, Editing Checklist)

Craft

Memoir

1

Conventions

*using tools to improve our writing

*6 Traits

4 weeks

Author Study

(Cynthia Rylant)

Genre

Personal Narrative

1

Sentence Fluency

Word Choice

*using a writer as a mentor

*Cynthia Rylant books

1 week

Revision

(Sentence Fluency)

Craft

Personal

Narrative

1

Sentence Fluency

*to learn that writing has a sound and the flow of words and phrases

*6 Traits teacher manual and overheads

*Cynthia Rylant books

1 week

Conventions

(Punctuation -,…)

Craft

Personal

Narrative

1

Conventions - , …

*conventions can change how a story sounds

*6 Traits teacher manual and overheads

*Cynthia Rylant books

3 weeks

Poetry

Genre

Poem

Several

Word Choice

Voice

*to express ideas in a different form of writing

*A Pocketful of Poems

*All the Small Poems

*For the Good of the Earth and Sun

*Awakening the Heart

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