Writing Schedule

2014-15

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

Updated 11/18/14

Unit 3
3rd grade
Date
Dec 8-12
Dec 15-19

Unit/Week
Unit 3, Week 2
Unit 3, Week 3

(4 day week)

Jan 5-9

Unit 3, Week 4

Jan 12-16

Unit 3, Week 5

Jan 19-23

Unit 3, Week 6

(4 day week)

Jan 26-30

Unit 4, Week 1

Standard
Weekly Writing
Play: Pushing Up the Sky-Week 2
Trait-Sentences
Convention- Main & Helping Verbs
Unit Writing
Cause & Effect Essay

Proficient
Weekly Writing
Play: Pushing Up the Sky-Week 2
Trait-Sentences
Convention- Main & Helping Verbs
Unit Writing
Cause & Effect Essay

Writing to Sources
-Connect the Texts:
How Do You Raise and Raisin-Week 1
Prove-It (Performance Task)
Informative How-to Report-Unit 3

Writing to Sources
-Connect the Texts:
How Do You Raise and Raisin-Week 1
Prove-It (Performance Task)
Informative How-to Report-Unit 3

Gradebook
Yes

Yes

Yes
No

Writing Schedule

2014-15

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

Updated 11/18/14

Unit 3
4th grade
Date
Dec 8-12

Unit/Week
Unit 3, Week 2

Dec 15-19

Unit 3, Week 3

(4 day week)

Jan 5-9

Unit 3, Week 4

Jan 12-16

Unit 3, Week 5

Jan 19-23

Unit 3, Week 6

(4 day week)

Jan 26-30

Unit 4, Week 1

Standard
Weekly Writing
Narrative Poem: The Man Who Named
the Clouds-Week 1
Trait-Organization
Convention- Action & Linking Verbs
Unit Writing
Compare & Contrast Essay

Proficient
Weekly Writing
Narrative Poem: The Man Who Named
the Clouds-Week 1
Trait-Organization
Convention- Action & Linking Verbs
Unit Writing
Compare & Contrast Essay

Writing to Sources
-Connect the Texts:
Paul Bunyan-Week 5
Prove-It (Performance Task)
Compare & Contrast Essay-Unit 3

Writing to Sources
-Connect the Texts:
Paul Bunyan-Week 5
Prove-It (Performance Task)
Compare & Contrast Essay-Unit 3

Gradebook
Yes

Yes

Yes
No

Writing Schedule

2014-15

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

Updated 11/18/14

Unit 3
5th grade
Date

Dec 8-12

Unit/Week

Standard

Unit 3, Week 2

Weekly Writing
Play: The Fabulous Perpetual
Machine-Week 1
Trait-Sentences
Convention- Main & Helping Verbs

Unit 3, Week 3
Dec 15-19
(4 day week)

Jan 5-9

Unit 3, Week 4

Jan 12-16

Unit 3, Week 5

Jan 19-23

Unit 3, Week 6

(4 day week)

Jan 26-30

Unit 4, Week 1

Unit Writing
Compare & Contrast Essay
Writing to Sources
-Connect the Texts:
Waterhouse Hawkins-Week 3
Prove-It (Performance Task)
Compare & Contrast Essay-Unit 3

Proficient
Gradebook
Weekly Writing
Play: The Fabulous Perpetual MachineWeek 1
Trait-Sentences
Convention- Main & Helping Verbs
Yes
Weekly Writing
Persuasive Speech: Leonardos HouseWeek 2
Trait-Focus/Idea
Convention- Principal Parts of Regular
Verbs
Unit Writing
Yes
Compare & Contrast Essay
Writing to Sources
-Connect the Texts:
Waterhouse Hawkins-Week 3
Prove-It (Performance Task)
Compare & Contrast Essay-Unit 3

Yes
No