1 english language arts kindergarten curriculum unit 1 - Maimonides ...

GRADE 1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUMUNIT 2: WRITINGI. Knowledge/Content Ability to Communicate Through PrintII. SkillsIII. ActivitiesIV: ResourcesV. AssessmentInventive spellingConventional spellingAppropriate use of upper/lower caselettersEncodingSimple sentencesJournal Writing with topicsFree Writing (student chooses topic)Interactive writingWord banks (subject related)Word Walls (geared towardsautomaticity)Quick Word DictionaryPunctuationComplex sentencesTopic sentencesSupporting details/alliterationConclusionsMorning messagePoetry WritingWriting Mini-LessonsWord MattersInteractive WritingReading journals Writing samplesWriting a story that tells who did what and whereRubrics School-wide ELA AssessmentRhymingSeasonal poetryEditingDictionaryPoetry writing center with word tiles(Primary Concepts)Reusable sentence strips at pocket chartcenterPrimary conceptsZaner BloserGRADE 1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUMUNIT 3: LITERATUREI. Knowledge/Content Genres of Literature (fiction, non-fiction, folklore, poetry)II. SkillsIII. ActivitiesIV: ResourcesV. AssessmentIdentifying story elementsPredicting story eventsIdentifying character traitsUsing pictures for cluesAbility to recognize patterns in storiesBooks on tapeRhythmStory sequenceVocabulary developmentIdentifying underlying themes in storyModeling appropriate languageModeling reading with expressionGraphic organizersIllustrating to reinforce knowledge ofcharacter traitsBooks related to abovementioned topicsPicture booksPoetry anthologyAssorted read-aloudsVenn diagrams Student’s ability to retell stories and eventsSchool-wide ELA assessments DIBELSInflection and intonationVenn diagramsUnderstanding cause and effectMaking inferencesUnderstanding literal comprehensionDemonstrating knowledge of cause andeffect through discussion, illustrationWriting beginning, middle, end of storyGraphic organizers8