3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:08: Writing to Share
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:20
  • Grade(s):2
Key Learning:

Authors make many decisions when planning and publishing text.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How does understanding the author's writing process help me to write like a published author?
   
Concept:

PreWriting

LA.2.3.1.3   LA.2.3.1.2   LA.2.3.1.1  
Concept: Drafting a Composition
LA.2.3.3.1   LA.2.3.2.2   LA.2.2.1.2  
Concept:

Revising

LA.2.3.3.3   LA.2.3.3.2   LA.2.3.3.1  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do authors get ideas and information for their writing?

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How does an author's purpose and his/her audience influence what is written?

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How do I make a plan for writing?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How does an author use point of view to share a character's ideas?

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How do I organize my writing to help me focus and write in a logical sequence?

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How does knowing story structure and elements help me write my own story?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do authors create interest in their stories?

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How will revising improve what I write?

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How do good transitions between sentences and paragraphs make my writing easier to follow?

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Vocabulary:

writer's purpose, audience, influence, brainstorm

Vocabulary:

story structure, story elements, supporting sentence, logical, organize, point of view

Vocabulary:

revise, transition, sensory words, transitional words

Concept:

Editing and Publishing

LA.2.5.1.1   LA.2.4.2.4   LA.2.3.5.1   LA.2.3.4.6   LA.2.3.4.3   LA.2.3.4.2   LA.2.3.3.4  
Concept:
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do authors get their work published?

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How do I write a letter to respond to a story?

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How can punctuation guide those who read what I write?

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How do I properly use commas in writing?

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How does following a rubric help me prepare to share my writing with others?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

punctuation, capitalization, apostrophe, comma, publish, rubric or guideline, letter, respond, proper noun, greeting, closing

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

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    Acquisition Lesson:

    12. How do I edit for capitalization and punctuation?

    Extending Thinking Lesson:

    Vocabulary Report

    • writer's purpose -

      reason an author is writing (persuade, inform, entertain, explain)

    • punctuation -

      marks used in sentences that give meaning or speech characteristics to written material

    • revise -

      edit, correct a written piece

    • story structure -

      organized patterns of a story

    • capitalization -

      uppercase letters used at the beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and abbreviations

    • story elements -

      character, setting, plot, problem, resolution (solution)

    • audience -

      the readers or listeners of the written material (who it is written for)

    • transition -

      a place in the story that changes or moves to the next event

    • sensory words -

      words that describe the the five senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching)

    • influence -

      the effect of the writer's purpose and text on the audience

    • supporting sentence -

      detail sentence that supports the topic

    • apostrophe -

      a punctuation mark that is used to show ownership or missing letters in contractions

    • brainstorm -

      thinking quickly and creatively about one topic, usually in a group discussion

    • comma -

      a punctuation mark used to seperate items in a series

    • transitional words -

      words used to make the transitions in a story (as: first, next, last)

    • logical -

      written so that it makes sense to the audience

    • organize -

      logical order or sequence

    • publish -

      produce a revised and edited written work

    • rubric or guideline -

      guideline of what is expected in the written work

    • point of view -

      who is telling the story: 1st person - from inside the story (I, me) or 2nd person - outside the story (they, them)

    • letter -

      written form of communication

    • respond -

      spoken or written reaction to text

    • proper noun -

      capitalized name

    • greeting -

      beginning of a letter with "Dear" followed by the name or title of the recipient

    • closing -

      the end of the letter would include such words as "Sincerely, or Your Friend"