WRITING
Our writing workshop follows the Teacher's College model. The writing process (prewriting and planning, drafting, revising, and editing) is taught within each unit of study. The workshop model is followed which includes a minilesson, independent writing, small group guided writing, individual conferences, and a share time. All second grade New York State writing standards (large pdf file) are met.
Our monthly writing calendar is as follows:
- September: Launching the Writing Workshop - Focus on Small Moments
- October: Writing for Readers - Thinking about Spelling, Conventions, and the Sound of our Writing
- November: The Craft of Revision
- December: Authors as Mentors
- January: Writer's Notebooks and Realistic Fiction
- February: Nonfiction Writing - How-To and All-About Books
- March: Writing About Reading
- April: Partners Poetry - Powerful Thoughts in Tiny Packages
- May: Writing in a Content Area
- June: Living the Writerly Life and Making Plans for Writing Projects
