2nd Grade Writing Plan
Cedar Grove Elementary School
2nd Grade Essentials
- Notebook paper: Teach the proper use of notebook paper including which side to write on, writing not to go past the red lines, begin writing at the red line on the left side, return to the red line each time so that writing is not angled on the paper, skip lines when writing, and keeping words on the notebook paper lines.
- Skinny pencils
- Writing folders to include sample lists of words, parts of speech, etc.
- Continue practicing correct handwriting using Zaner Bloser
- Anchor charts
- Use smarty as needed
- Carry phonics into writing instruction
Writing Workshop Schedule
*15 min. mini-lesson
*15-20 min. shared writing
*30 min. to include handwriting practice and independent writing
*Drawing only for published pieces
1st Nine Weeks
- Review nouns, pronouns, and adjectives within writing
- Review verbs and adverbs within writing
- Review prepositions and conjunctions within writing
- Review the four types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory) within writing
- Review compound sentences
- Shared writing to include all of the above.
2nd Nine Weeks
- Continue review of 1st nine weeks skills.
- Write an opinion piece.
- Write an informative piece.
- Write a narrative piece. Each of the three pieces should all be on the same topic.
3rd Nine Weeks
- Continue review of 1st nine weeks skills.
- Introduce commas in greetings and closings of letters
- Letter writing
4th Nine Weeks
- Continue review of 1st nine weeks skills.
- Commas in a series
- Write a narrative.
- Write an informative piece.
- Write an opinion piece. The narrative, informative, and opinion pieces should all be on the same topic.
All 4 Nine Weeks
- Short writes responding to reading to include: problem/solution and main characters. Add a question to require an answer that includes textual evidence.
Dress Ups
- quality adjectives
- strong verbs
- -ly words
- because clause
Recipes
- Capital letters
- Correct ending punctuation
- Complete sentences
- Dress ups
- Nouns: Blue
- Verbs: Red
- Adjectives: Green
- Conjunctions: Yellow
- Prepositions: Purple
- Because Clause: Orange