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Writing Pacing Guide - Trimester 1
Oregon's Newly Adopted Common Core State
Standards (with correlating Oregon State Writing Standards)
Text Types and Purposes
3. Write narratives in which they recount a
well-elaborated event or short sequence of
events, include details to describe actions,
thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to
signal event order, and provide a sense of
closure.
Oregon
WR.21 Write brief narratives based on personal experiences:
o Move through a logical sequence of events.
o Describe the setting, characters, objects, and events.
WR.08 Sequence three or more events.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
7. Participate in shared research and writing
projects (e.g., read a number of books on a
single topic to produce a report; record
science observations).
Oregon
WR.05 With guidance, make reasonable judgments about
what to include in written compositions.
WR.25 With organizational help, begin writing brief
informative reports.
WR.26 Understand the purposes of various reference
materials.
Academic Vocabulary
Traits
Ideas and Content
Organization
(Beg, Mid, End/Conclusion)
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Modes
Narrative
Explanatory
Opinion
Writing Process
Prewrite
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
Topic
Fact
Main Idea
Sequence/Order
Summarize
Detail Sentences
Transition words
Peer Editing
Sequence
Publish
Noun, Verb, Adjective
Consonant, Vowel
Punctuation(. ? ! , ' )
Singular
Plural
Possessive
Paragraph
Tenses (Present, Past)
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"S" Drive and District Portal
Resources
Teacher Notes
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K-5 Pacing Guide
Graphic Organizer Samples
Anchor papers
Editing Symbols
Scoring Guides
Student Writing Performance
Summary/Class Record Sheet
Definition of Modes and traits
Writing Process Guide
Year-long planning template and
example
District prompts
Q & A for test admin.
Three Year Long Plan
Writing Overview (Big Picture)
District Writing Sample
Pre-test: (Sept. 12-16) Prompts will
be sent to building principals by
September 9th, along with "Test
Administration Procedures." State
testing protocol will be followed.
Narrative: (Nov. 28–December2)
1st Trimester prompt:
[Surprise] Think of a time
when someone or something
surprised you. Maybe it was a big
surprise or maybe it was a small
surprise that no one else noticed. TELL
A TRUE STORY about what
happened. Be sure to use details in your
story.
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Writing Pacing Guide - Trimester 2
Oregon's Newly Adopted Common Core State
Standards (with correlating Oregon State Writing Standards)
Text Types and Purposes
2. Write informative/explanatory texts in
which they introduce a topic, use facts and
definitions to develop points, and provide a
concluding statement or section.
Oregon
WR.01 Create a list of ideas for writing.
WR.09 Select and use descriptive words when writing.
WR.22 Write a brief description of a familiar object, person,
place, or event:
o Develop a main idea.
o U se details to support the main idea.
Production and Distribution of Writing
5. With guidance and support from adults and
peers, focus on a topic and strengthen
writing as needed by revising and editing.
Oregon
WR.02 In addition to drafting and revising, begin to use (with
guidance) additional parts of the writing process such as
conferencing.
WR.03 With assistance, revise original drafts to improve
sequence and provide more descriptive detail.
WR.04 With guidance, proofread one’s own writing, as well as
that of others, using, for example, an editing checklist or list of
rules.
WR.06 Group related ideas to maintain a consistent focus.
Academic Vocabulary
Traits
Ideas and Content
Organization
(Beg, Mid, End/Conclusion)
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Modes
Narrative
Explanatory
Opinion
Writing Process
Prewrite
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
Topic
Fact
Main Idea
Sequence/Order
Summarize
Detail Sentences
Transition words
Peer Editing
Sequence
Publish
Noun, Verb, Adjective
Consonant, Vowel
Punctuation(. ? ! , ' )
Singular
Plural
Possessive
Paragraph
Tenses (Present, Past)
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Teacher Notes
"S" Drive and District
Portal Resources
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K-5 Pacing Guide
Graphic Organizer Samples
Anchor papers
Editing Symbols
Scoring Guides
Student Writing Performance
Summary/Class Record Sheet
Definition of Modes and traits
Writing Process Guide
Year-long planning template
and example
District prompts
Q & A for test admin.
Three Year Long Plan
Writing Overview (Big Picture)
District Writing Sample
Prompts:
Explanatory: 2ndTrimester
(March 5 – 9)
[What bugs you?] What bugs
you? Write a passage about the
thing that bothers you the most.
Be sure to give examples and
explain why this bothers you.
What would you do to change it?
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
8. Recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a
question.
Oregon
WR.27 Find ideas for writing in pictures and/or books.
Grade 2 T2 (Cont.)
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Writing Pacing Guide - Trimester 3
Oregon's Newly Adopted Common Core State
Standards (with correlating Oregon State Writing
Academic Vocabulary
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"S" Drive and District
Portal Resources
Teacher Notes
Standards)
Text Types and Purposes
1. Write opinion pieces in which they
introduce the topic or book they are writing
about, state an opinion, supply reasons that
support the opinion, use linking words (e.g.,
because, and, also) to connect opinion and
reasons, and provide a concluding statement
or section.
Oregon
WR.07 Develop an idea with an introductory sentence, supporting
sentence(s), and a concluding sentence. (Also fits under #2 and
#3)
Production and Distribution of Writing
6. With guidance and support from adults,
use a variety of digital tools to produce and
publish writing, including in collaboration with
peers.
4. Begins in grade 3.
9. Begins in grade 3.
10. Begins in grade 3.
Traits
Ideas and Content
Organization
(Beg, Mid, End/Conclusion)
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Modes
Narrative
Explanatory
Opinion
Writing Process
Prewrite
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
Topic
Fact
Main Idea
Sequence/Order
Summarize
Detail Sentences
Transition words
Peer Editing
Sequence
Publish
Noun, Verb, Adjective
Consonant, Vowel
Punctuation(. ? ! , ' )
Singular
Plural
Possessive
Paragraph
Tenses (Present, Past)
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K-5 Pacing Guide
Graphic Organizer Samples
Anchor papers
Editing Symbols
Scoring Guides
Student Writing Performance
Summary/Class Record Sheet
Definition of Modes and traits
Writing Process Guide
Year-long planning template
and example
District prompts
Q & A for test admin.
Three Year Long Plan
Writing Overview (Big
Picture)
District Writing Sample
Prompts:
Opinion: 3rd Trimester
(May 1 – 4)
[Make a change] Think of
something at your school you
would like to change. Give your
opinion as to why this change
should be made. How would you
make this change happen?
Post test: (June4-8) Prompts
will be sent to building principals
by June 1st, along with "Test
Administration Procedures." State
testing protocol will be followed.
Conventions are found in the Language section of the CCSS.
Below are the Oregon Standards that don't fit under the
writing section of the CCSS
Convention
 WR.08 Spell correctly three- and four-letter short vowel
words (can, will).
 WR.09 Use spelling/phonics-based knowledge to spell
independently when necessary.
 WR.10 Show spelling consciousness or sensitivity to
conventional spelling.
Grammar
 WR.11 Identify and correctly write singular and plural
nouns (cat/cats).
 WR.12 Identify and correctly write simple possessive
pronouns (my/mine; his/hers).
Punctuation
 WR.13 Correctly use periods (I like my dog.),
exclamation points (Help!), and question marks (Do you
like to play ball?) at the end of sentences.
Capitalization
 WR.14 Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of
people, and the pronoun I.
Handwriting
 WR.15 Print legibly and space letters, words, and
sentences appropriately.
Grade 2 T3 (Cont.)