Third Grade Writing Workshop Unit of Study: February Unit 7- Writing Across Genres

2012/2013

Note to teachers: This unit has lessons that we look closely at types of writing with the expectations that students go back each day and try the type of writing studied.
Week 1 Read like a writer Poetry Noticing Craft: Figurative language Personification Rhythm CC Curricular pg. 104-105 & 108-109 Week 2 Read like a writer How-To Noticing Craft: Step by step Materials CC Curricular pg. 105-106 & 109 Read like a writer Interviews Noticing Craft: Two people talking Conversation CC Curricular pg. 106 & 109-110 Read like a writer Poets use specific word choice Why did poet choose it What does it really mean How do I picture what words say CC Curricular pg. 104-105 & 108-109 Read like a writer Sequence Right after. Right before. Between.. CC Curricular pg. 105-106 & 109 Read like a writer Readers notice that interviews have a purpose for their interview and that one person asks a question while the other answers *Students will write questions for their partner to answer CC Curricular pg. 106 & 109-110 Read like a writer Notice that in a folktale the problem is introduced right away and gets worse and worse CC Curricular pg. 106-107 & 110 Read like a writer Look closely at the structure of poetry Repeating lines Stanza Punctuation CC Curricular pg. 104-105 & 108-109 Writers choose a poem they wrote to reread, revise and edit Writers share their poems

Writers write a How to introduction CC Curricular pg. 105-106 & 109

Writers write out the steps sequentially CC Curricular pg. 105-106 & 109

Writers write a conclusion to their How to **Idea: way to revise have partners do each others how tos*** CC Curricular pg. 105-106 & 109 Writers write long and strong using their interview about their partner Introduction Body Conclusion

Week 3

Writers write the answer to the questions they ask A/B partners interview CC Curricular pg. 106 & 109-110

Writers take time to look over what they written to make sure it make sense Reflection Edit

Week 4

Read like a writer Folktales Noticing Craft: Lesson learned CC Curricular pg. 106-107 & 110

Read like a writer Character feelings are important and we use precise language to identify the character CC Curricular pg. 106-107 & 110

Writers write long and strong to write a folktale using what weve learned CC Curricular pg. 106-107 & 110

Writers revise and edit their folktale

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