Dartmouth Elementary Public Schools
Writing Curriculum Based On Common Core Standards
For English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science
9/1/11 – 9/30/11
Second Grade Scope and Sequence
Launch the Writer’s Workshop
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Students will write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of tasks,
purposes, and audiences.
1. Objectives
a. Establish Routines, Procedures, Management
b. Initiate Writer’s Folder
c. Begin Idea Notebook
2. Resources
a. Writer’s Workshop: The Essential Guide, Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi
b. http://www.ralphfletcher.com/index.html
Narrative Writing
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Narrative writing conveys experience either real or imaginary and uses time as its deep structure.
Narrative writing can be used for many purposes, such as to inform, instruct, persuade, or entertain.
Students will strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing.
Focus Form: personal narrative
Secondary Forms: creative fictional stories, memoirs, anecdotes, autobiographies, poetry
Focus Traits: Ideas, Organization, Voice
Secondary Traits: Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Conventions
1. Objectives
10/3/11 – 12/22/11
Write narratives in which they:
a. Recount a well-elaborated event or series of events
b. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
c. Include details to tell what the narrator did, thought, and felt
d. Provide closure
2. Resources
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Published Writing Piece
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Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 1
o pages 102 – 111 (Personal Narrative)
Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 4
o pages 104 – 113 (Story)
6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades, Ruth Culham
Storytown Writer’s Companion
Common Core State Standards Student Samples; Appendix C (page 17)
Mentor Texts
Students will produce, publish, and interact with others about writing.
1. Objective:
The finished narrative, showing all the steps of the writing process, should be presented in an
Author’s Celebration and then placed in the red Literacy folder at the end of the unit.
2. Resources for Conventions
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Refer to Common Core State Standards Language Strand (pp. 25-29)
9/4/11
Students should select one draft and prepare it for publication. It should reflect what they can do
independently through each step in the writing process.
Dartmouth Elementary Public Schools
Writing Curriculum Based On Common Core Standards
For English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science
Second Grade Scope and Sequence
Argument/Opinion Writing
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Objective
Write opinion pieces in which they:
a. Introduce the topic or book they are writing about.
b. State an opinion.
c. Supply reasons that support the opinion.
d. Use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section.
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Resources
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Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 2
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Lesson 9, pp. 270-292 (Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type)
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Storytown Writer’s Companion
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Lesson 26, p. 160 (Use Ideas in Focus - Letter)
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6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades, Ruth Culham
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Writing to Persuade: Minilessons to Help Students Plan, Draft, Revise, Grades 3-8, K. Caine
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A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, K-2, Sarah P. Taylor
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Second Steps Curriculum
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Common Core State Standards Student Sample; Appendix C (pp. 15-16)
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Mentor Texts
Published Writing Piece
1. Objective:
Students should select one draft and prepare it for publication. It should reflect what they can do
independently* through each step in the writing process. (*It won’t be “perfect.”)
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Students will produce, publish, and interact with others about writing.
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The finished book review, showing all the steps of the writing process, should be presented in an
Author’s Celebration, and then placed in the red Literacy folder at the end of the unit.
2. Resources for Conventions
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Refer to Common Core State Standards Language Strand (pp. 25-29)
9/4/11
1/3/12 – 2/17/12
 The Common Core Standards put particular emphasis on students’ ability to write sound arguments on
substantive topics and issues; in grade K-5 the term “opinion” is used.
 Arguments can be used for many purposes, such as to change the reader’s point of view, to bring about
some action on the reader’s part, or to ask the reader to accept the writer’s explanation or evaluation of a
concept, issue, or problem.
 An argument is a reasoned, logical way of demonstrating that the writer’s position, belief, or conclusion
is valid.
 Students will strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing.
 Focus Form: Book Review
 Secondary Forms: Essays, Letters, Poems, Posters, etc.
 Focus Traits: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice
 Secondary Traits: Sentence Fluency, Conventions
Dartmouth Elementary Public Schools
Writing Curriculum Based On Common Core Standards
For English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science
Second Grade Scope and Sequence
Informative/Explanatory Writing
 Write informative/explanatory texts to convey complex information clearly and accurately through
purposeful selection and organization of content.
 Informative/Explanatory writing can be used for many purposes: to increase the readers’ knowledge of
a subject, to help readers better understand a procedure or process, or to provide readers with an
enhanced comprehension of the concept.
 Focus Form: Report
 Secondary Forms: Compare/Contrast, Instructions, Interviews, Maps, Observations, Poetry, etc.
 Focus Traits: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice
 Secondary Traits: Sentence Fluency, Conventions
Resources
 Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 1
o Lesson 4 (Paragraph of Information)
 Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 2
o Lesson 7 (Directions)
 Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 3
o Lesson 12 (Paragraph that Gives Information); Lesson 14 (Paragraph that Explains)
 Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 4
o Lesson 16 (How-To Paragraph)
 Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 5
o Lesson 23 (Paragraph of Information)
o Lesson 24 (Paragraph that Compares/ Contrasts)
 Storytown Teacher Edition Theme 6
o Lesson 27 (Report About a Person)
 Storytown Writer’s Companion
 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades, Ruth Culham
 Common Core State Standards Appendix C Student Samples (page 11-12; 18-21)
 Mentor Texts
Published Writing Piece
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Students will produce, publish, and interact with others about writing.
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Objectives
Write informative/explanatory pieces in which they:
o Introduce a topic.
o Use facts and definitions to develop points.
o Provide a concluding statement or section.
 Participate in shared writing and research projects.
 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a
question.
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Page
2/27/12- 4/27/12
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1. Objective:
Students should select one draft and prepare it for publication. It should reflect what they can do
independently* through each step in the writing process. (*It won’t be “perfect.”)
an Author’s Celebration, and then placed in the red Literacy folder at the end of the unit.
2. Resources for Conventions
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Refer to Common Core State Standards Language Strand (pp. 25-29)
9/4/11
The finished report, showing all the steps of the writing process, should be presented in
Dartmouth Elementary Public Schools
Writing Curriculum Based On Common Core Standards
For English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science
Second Grade Scope and Sequence
9/4/11
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4/30/12- 7/1/12
Poetry Writing