Grade Level & Subject: First Grade Writing		Curriculum Map	Year 2003-04
Calendar	August	September	October/November
	First Nine Weeks - August - October
Possible Resources	Collections Grade 1 Harcourt (Anchor Text) Beginner’s Dictionaries; Frames; Quality Tools; Vocabulary lists; Harcourt Collections Series; Thematic Libraries; Pictures; Venn Diagrams; Lotus Diagrams
Nine Weeks Focus	Create phonetically spelled work that can be read by the writer and others.
Skills/Standards (To teach and measure)	Writing Processes 1. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others 2. Develop a main idea for writing. 3. Determine purpose and audience. 4. Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing. 6. Construct complete sentences with subjects and verbs. 7. Mimic language from literature when appropriate. 8. Use available technology to compose text. 9. Reread own writing for clarity. 10.Add descriptive words and details. 12.Proofread writing to improve conventions. 13.Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist, feedback) to judge quality of the writing. 14.Rewrite and illustrate writing samples for display and for sharing with others. Writing Applications 1. Write simple stories with a beginning, middle and end that include descriptive words and details. 2. Write responses to stories that include simple judgments about the text. 4. Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes. Writing Conventions 1. Print legibly and space letters, words and sentences appropriately. 2. Spell words correctly with regular short vowel patterns and most common long vowel words. 3. Spell high frequency words correctly. 4. Create phonetically spelled written work that can usually be read by the writer and others. 5. Spell unfamiliar words using strategies such as segmenting, sounding out and matching familiar words and word parts. 6. Use end punctuation correctly, including question marks, exclamation points and periods. 7. Use correct capitalization (e.g., the first word in a sentence, names and the pronoun “I”. Research Communication: Oral and Visual (standard not addressed in original pacing guide – possible placement here) 1. Use active listening skills, such as making eye contact or asking questions. 3. Follow simple oral directions. 4. Speak clearly and understandably.
Assessment Choices	Writing samples