2015-2016 Washington County School District 1st Grade Writing/Grammar Pacing Guide
Dates
August 6-7
August 10August 28
Enduring
Skills/Understandings
Standards
#3 Write narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences.
Journal
Writing
Literacy.W.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from
experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
#3 Write narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences.
Sentence
Writing/
Journal
Writing
Comprehension:
Sentence
Writing/
Journal
Writing
Comprehension:
#8 Assess the credibility and
accuracy of sources.
#3 Write narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences.
August 31October 2
October 5-9
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Vocabulary
Unit Topic
#8 Assess the credibility and
accuracy of sources.
Language 1b: Use common, proper, and possessive nouns
Language 1C: Use singular and plural nouns
Language 1E: Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
Language 1j: Produce and expand simple sentences
Language 2.B: Use end punctuation
Language: 1f: Use frequently occuring adjectives
Language 1b: Use common, proper, and possessive nouns
Language 1C: Use singular and plural nouns
Language 1E: Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
Language 1j: Produce and expand simple sentences
Language 2.B: Use end punctuation
Language 2: Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
Journal
Complete sentence
Nouns
Verbs
Sentence
Capital
Adjectives
Nouns
Verbs
Sentences
Subjects of sentences
Fall Break
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#3 Write narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences.
Personal
Narratives
Comprehension:
Letter Writing
Comprehension:
October 13November 6
#6 Use technology to
interact and collaborate with
others.
Language 1.b: Use common,proper, and possessive nouns
Language 2a: Capitalize dates and names of people
Language 1c: Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs
Writing1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to
questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as
needed.
November
9-January 8
Nov. 25 - 27
Thanksgiving
Break
Dec. 21 –
Jan. 1
Christmas
Break
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Language 1j: Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative,
interoggative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences
Writing1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately
sequenced events, includes some details regarding what happened, use
temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Writing1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to
questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as
needed.
Declarative
Interoggative
Exclamatory
Sequence
Transitional words
Common nouns
Proper nouns
Special titles
Singular/plural verbs
Parts of a letter
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January 11February 19
#1 Write arguments to
support claims.
Opinion Writing
February
22-March
31
#2 Write
informative/explanatory
texts to convey ideas
and information.
Informative
Writing
Language 1e: Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
Language 1C: Use singular and plural nouns
Language 1: demonstrate command of the English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking
Language 2D: Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns
and for frequently occuring irregular words
Writing 1.1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the
book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and
provide some sense of closure.
#8 Assess the credibility
and accuracy of
sources.
#7-10 Build knowledge
on a subject through
research.
Apr. 4 - 8
April 11April 29
May 2- 18
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Comprehension:
Comprehension:
Language 1f: Use frequently occuring adjectives
Language 5d: Distinguish shades of meaning
Language 1h: Use determiners (articles)
Language 4b: Use frequently occuring affixes as a clue to the meaning of the word
Writing 1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply
some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Writing1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to
questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as
needed.
Writing 1.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects.
Verbs
Singular nouns
Plural nouns
Opinion
Fact
Adjectives
Articles
Informational
Research
Spring Break
#6 Use technology to
interact and collaborate
with others.
Revise, edit and
publish writing
pieces
Review, end of
year testing,
MAP
Comprehension:
Language 1j: Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
Language 1d: Use personal, possessive, and indefinate pronouns
Language 1i: Use frequently occuring prepositions
Writing1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to
questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as
needed.
Writing 1.6: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to
produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Pronouns
Adverbs
Prepositions
Revise
Edit
Publish
Review
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