This CD-ROM provides both video and print resources to support your teaching in these units of study over the course of the year. You'll see video clips of the co-authors teaching some of the lessons; you'll find booklists, reproducibles, charts, rubrics, checklists and other supplementary materials, organized unit-by-unit.
Here are some of the print resources available on this CD-ROM:
ALL YEAR
Supply list for the year
Recommended children's literature for use with these units
Minilesson planner chart
View the Minilesson planner chart Monthly minilesson overview chart
Word wall lists and suggestions for use
Minilesson and conferring tips
Suggestions for using the units with K, 1st, and 2nd grades
High frequency word lists
Writing paper templates
Graphic organizers
LAUNCHING THE WRITING WORKSHOP
Supply list and recommended children's literature
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Checklist
Introductory letter to parents about the unit
Student artwork and writing samples
Alphabet/initial sound chart
"When I'm Done" checklist
"How to Fix a Piece of Writing" chart
SMALL MOMENTS: PERSONAL NARRATIVE WRITING
Supply list and recommended children's literature
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Checklist
Introductory letter to parents about the unit
Student artwork and writing samples
"The Magic Five Rules" chart
"Planning for Children's Growth" chart
View "Planning for Children's Growth" chart Writing paper templates
WRITING FOR READERS
Supply list
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Checklist
Introductory letter to parents about the unit
High frequency word lists for K, 1, 2
Interactive writing description
Phonics and phonemic awareness overview
THE CRAFT OF REVISION
Supply list and recommended children's literature
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Checklist
Introductory letter to parents about the unit
View Introductory Letter to Parents Student artwork and writing samples
"Ways Writers Revise" chart
"Why I Revise" checklists
"Show Not Tell" chart
Writing paper templates
AUTHORS AS MENTORS
Supply list and recommended children's literature
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Checklist
Introductory letter to parents about the unit
Quotations from famous authors
Writing paper templates
"Comeback Phrase" list
NONFICTION: WRITNG REPORTS AND PROCEDURES
Supply list and recommended children's literature
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Checklist
Introductory letter to parents about the unit
"How-to Helpers" checklist
"All-About Book" checklist
Conferring tips for All-About books
Writing paper templates
Graphic organizers
POETRY: POWERFUL THOUGHTS IN TINY PACKAGES
Supply list and recommended children's literature
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Checklist
Introductory letter to parents about the unit
Student artwork and writing samples
Poems
"Strategies Poets Use" chart
View "Strategies Poets Use" chart Writing paper templates
Here are the video resources available on this CD-ROM:
SAMPLE MINILESSONS
Teaching children to fix an image in their minds
Teaching children to emulate authors' writing techniques
SAMPLE CONFERENCES
"Let me show you how to write more."
"Will you touch each page and say what you'll write?"
"As a reader I'd love to hear more about that."
"This part is confusing to me."
See Lucy in Action! Preview this sample video of Lucy conferring with a first grade student. Click here to view the video.
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SAMPLE SHARE
Teaching children how a classmate's writing reveals the internal story
