LOWER DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Language Arts Curriculum Maps – Grade 1
Topic: Conventions and Editing
Key Learning: Using appropriate conventions helps others to understand my writing.
Unit Essential Question: How do I use the conventions of writing to
convey meaning? How do I check and edit my work?
Concept:
1
Concept:
2
Concept:
Grammar/Usage
Capitalization/Punctuation
Spelling
PA CC 1.4.1.R, CCL.1.1; PA1.5
PA CC 1.4.1.R, CCL.1.1, CCL.1.2;
PA CC 1.4.1.R, CCL.1.2
3
PA1 1.5,
Lesson Essential Questions:
Lesson Essential Questions:
Lesson Essential Questions:
How do I identify a noun within a
sentence?
When do I capitalize letters in my
writing? (first word in sentence,
names, pronoun I, common nouns vs.
proper nouns, days of the week,
months, holidays)
How do I spell high frequency words
correctly?
How do I use a pronoun to replace a
noun?
How do I identify a verb within a
sentence?
How do I write a complete sentence
that makes sense? (noun/verb
agreement—he hops, we hop;
singular/plural nouns)
How do I use punctuation?
How do I use the resources in my
classroom to help me spell words
correctly?
How do I use a comma? (dates and
words in a series)
How do I use spelling patterns to help
me spell words correctly?
How do I use rime chunks to help me
spell words correctly?
What words do I use to write a
question?
How can I use prepositions to add
more information to my sentence?
How can I use a base to help me add
a prefix/suffix?
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Nouns: common, proper, possessive;
singular noun, plural noun,
Pronouns: I, me, she, her, he, his,
my, mine, they, them, their, anyone,
everything;
Verbs, sentence
Question, question words: who, what,
when, where, why, how, does, do
Prepositions: to, from, in , out, on, off,
for, by, with, during, beyond, toward
Prefix, Suffix
Capitalization:
Capitalize, capital letter, uppercase
letter, days of the week, months,
holidays, proper nouns, common
nouns, possessive nouns
Punctuation:
period, question mark, exclamation
point, commas (dates, words in a
series)
Word wall, dictionaries, Quick Write Books
(optional), environmental print
rime chunks: at, an, it, in, ot, op, et, en, up,
un, ack, ail, ain, ake, ale, ame, an, ank, ap,
ash, at, ate, aw, ay, eat, ell, est, ice, ick,
ide, ight, ill, in, ine, ing, ink, ip, ir, ock, oke,
op, ore, or, uck, ug, ump, unk
long vowels: aCe, iCe, oCe, uCe; other
common long vowel patterns: ccvv, cvvc,
cvvcc, ccv, cvccc, ccvvc, cvvc, ccvc,
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LOWER DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Language Arts Curriculum Maps – Grade 1
Writing Map (continued)
Concept:
4
Concept:
5
Concept:
6
Formation
CCL.1.1, PA1.5
Letter/Sound Correspondence
CCL.1.2, PA1.1
Editing
PAK1.5
Lesson Essential Questions:
Lesson Essential Questions:
Lesson Essential Questions:
How do I form lowercase letters on
different writing formats?
How do I write the sounds I hear in a
word?
How do I form uppercase letters on
different writing formats?
How does hearing and saying each
sound help me to write?
When do I put spaces between my
words and letters?
How does hearing and saying each
syllable in a word help me to write?
How do I use a checklist to make my
writing easier to read?
 Capital Letters
 Punctuation
 Spacing
 Spelling
 Grammar/Sentence Fluency
How do I form tall, small, and
descending letters to make my writing
easier to read?
How do I use my knowledge of letter
combinations to help me write sounds
I hear?
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Lower case, uppercase, space, tall,
small, descending, double lines, three
lined paper, single lines
Vowel, consonant, phoneme, sound,
segment, CVC, long vowels: aCe, iCe,
oCe, uCe; other common long vowel
patterns: ccvv, cvvc, cvvcc, ccv, cvccc,
ccvvc, cvvc, sh, th, ch, syllable
Edit, check
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